The Phantom of the Opera

"Her voice became his passion. Her love became his obsession. Her refusal became his rage…"

Jan 21 2005 PG-13 2h 23m
Drama, Musical, Romance

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

Plot

Begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her friend leave. The girl is able to sing lead one night but the soprano doesn't want her show stolen so she comes back. The ghost demands they keep giving his protégé lead roles. Meanwhile, His pupil falls in love with the Vicomte de Chagny, but the Phantom is in love with Christine, his student. The Phantom is outraged by their love and kidnaps Christine to be his eternal bride. Will Raoul, the Vicomte, be able to stop this dastardly plan?

Written by

Gaston Leroux, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joel Schumacher

Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

The Really Useful Group, Scion Films, Odyssey Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 7 wins & 42 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
134,056
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA