The Phantom of the Opera Movie Review 1962

Hammer version of the Gaston Leroux novel transfers the action from Paris to London but keeps the basic story of a young singer (Sears) and her masked benefactor (Lom), who lives in the sewers beneath the opera house. There's also the wimpy fiance (De Souza) to come between them. Good gothic melodrama. Sears' singing was dubbed by opera performer Pat Clark; producer Hinds used the pseudonym John Elder for his screenplay.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Hammer Films: Horror, Obsessive Love, London, Period Piece: 19th Century, Opera

Screenplay

John (Anthony Hinds) Elder

Cast

Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward De Souza, Thorley Walters, Michael Gough, Martin Miller, Ian Wilson

Cinematography

Arthur Grant

Director

Terence Fisher

Music

Edwin Astley

Producer

Anthony Hinds, Hammer Films, Universal Pictures