The Phantom of the Opera
Brief Synopsis
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Based on the hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the tale tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a n
Cast & Crew
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Joel Schumacher
Director
Lee Sellers
Pia Driver
Lorena Randi
Damien Lee Stirk
Isabel Lesto
Film Details
Also Known As
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, Le fantôme de l'opéra, Phantom of the Opera, fantôme de l'opéra
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Musical
Romance
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 23m
Synopsis
Based on the hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the tale tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera--exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
Director
Joel Schumacher
Director
Cast
Lee Sellers
Pia Driver
Lorena Randi
Damien Lee Stirk
Isabel Lesto
Adam Pudney
Beth Sheather
Simone De La Rue
Alec Mann
Melanie Perks
Jennifer Ellison
Ben Gant
Jonathon Kitchen
Annalene Beechey
Joanna Woodliffe
Dave Tosh
Scott Wyer
Remy Martyn
Sophie Louise Dann
Luis Gallo Mudarra
Philip Catchpole
Miles Western
Elena Buda
Guilia Florimo
Michael Small
Lee Jerova
Janine Davis
The London Oratory School Schola
Performer
Sophia Hurdley
Jonathon Hill
James Fleet
Dawn Collins
Maddy G Harris
Liesl Dowsett
Jeff Moore
Minnie Driver
Judith Paris
Joanna Ernest
Sandra Ramirez
Carlos Otero
Tess Cunningham
Aaron Sillis
Julia Worsley
Kirsty Tapp
Claire Goodman
Juliet Gough
Jose Tirado
Caroline Lynn
Lorraine Stewart
Georgina Hagerty
Jonathan D Ellis
John Griffiths
Patrick Wilson
Matthew Draper
Ashley Wallen
Candice Evans
Halcro Johnston
Margaret Preece
Voice
David Langham
Paul Costin
Tom Tanscy
Gavin Wilkinson
James Pullman
Miles Elkington
Gabriel Noble
Greet Botterman
Chris Jarvis
Simon Callow
Ben Garner
Timothy Kipling
Lee Chapman
Chris Overton
Rod Buchanan
Robert Purvis
Lucy Potter
Chris Worsey
Andrew Charles Corbett
Michael Mansbridge
Murray Melvin
Paul Brooke
Vanessa Perroncel
Sebastien Torkia
Bethany Elliot
Pascal Langdale
Mandy Holliday
Jackie Marks
Pippa Raine
Terry Kelly
Damien Jackson
Annabel Porter
Lucy Casson
Rachael Crocker
Luke Jackson
Stephen Berkeley
Ryan Jenkins
Rebekah Dobbins
Sarah Frasca
Kevin Mcnally
Gerard Butler
Ramin Karimloo
Jesika Cannon
Gem Collingwood
Ruben Halse
Kathryn Dunn
Stephen B White
Valerie Cutko
Oliver Chopping
Julian Poole
Ciarßn Hinds
Deborah Bundy
Leigh Daniels
Alison Skilbeck
Gavin Lee
Nathan Clarke
Damien Delaney
Lisa Stevens
Marcus Tesch
Amy Lawson
David Arneil
Richard Bayliss
Miranda Richardson
Graham Mcduff
Victor Mcguire
Brian Wheeler
Tristan Keyte
Marilena Nicolaon
Annika Strandberg
Casper Cornish
Alexander Cameron
Emmy Rossum
Blake Clayfield
Imogen Bain
Laura Hounsom
Paul Micha
Mark Carroll
Maryam Pourian
Clinton Goldsmith
Damian Jones
Tricia Deighton
Ralph Broadbent
Crew
Jeff Abberley
Executive Producer
Dominic Ackland-snow
Carpenter
Steve Adamson
Construction
Sylvia Addison
Music Contractor
Blondel Aidoo
Visual Effects Producer
Sophie Aitken
Caterer
Delphine Allen
Painter
James C Allen
Rigging Electrician
Lucy Allen
Stunt Performer
Mik Allen
Camera Focus Puller
Mark Almond
Plasterer
Rebecca Anastasi
Sound
Stuart Andrews
Music
Barry Angus
Special Effects Technician
Caridad Angus
Stand-In
James Anthony
Sculptor
David Appleby
Grip
Karl Apsey
Carpenter
Lee Apsey
Carpenter
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
Paul Apted
Assistant Sound Editor
Cate Arbeid
Assistant
Nina Armstrong
Stunt Performer
Linda Ashley
Costume Department
Phillip Atkins
Carpenter
Gerry Atkinson
Props
Darren Bacon
Plasterer
Geoff Bacon
Plasterer
Alex Bailey
Photography
Mark Bailey
Production
Michael Brian Bailey
Rigging Electrician
Anthony Baker
Carpenter
Claire Baker
Assistant
Geoff Ball
Carpenter
Vicky Ball
Construction
James Ballan
Special Effects
Robert Ballan
Special Effects Technician
Terry Bamber
Assistant Director
David Banks
Props
Ken Barley
Construction
Jeff Barnard
Carpenter
Nicola Barnes
Art Department
Dave Bayliss
Rigging Electrician
Wesley Baynham
Plasterer
Margaret Beausang
Sculptor
Robin Beavis
Special Effects Technician
Paul Beeson
Plasterer
Anna Behlmer
Sound Mixer
Ashley Bell
Plasterer
Otis A Bell
Plasterer
Perry Bell
Painter
Ronald Bell
Production
Laurent Ben-mimoun
Matte Painter
Andy Bennett
Stunt Performer
Francis Bennett
Graphic Artist
Glenn Bennett
Digital Effects Artist
Frank Berlin
Painter
Dani Biernat
Stunt Performer
Ian Biggs
Special Effects Technician
Sean Bird
Plasterer
Doug Bishop
Modelmaker
Jaya Bishop
Boom Operator
Maria Bjornson
Production Designer
Samantha Helen Black
Production Coordinator
Julia Blackman
Executive Producer
Neil Blackman
Rigging Electrician
Justin Blampied
Titles
Walter Blanchett
Plasterer
Kathryn Blight
Wardrobe
Stuart Blinco
Painter
Celia Bobak
Set Decorator
Matthew Bovington
Production
Tony Boxall
Plasterer
Guy Bradley
Illustrator
Steven Brill
Rigging Electrician
Ben Broadbridge
Liaison
Anthony Brookman
Costume Supervisor
Emma Brown
Costume Department
Keith Bryant
Film Lab
Lee Bryant
Carpenter
David Bubb
Carpenter
Martin Buchanan
Plasterer
Andy Bull
Motion Control
John Burke
Rigging Electrician
Alan Bushell
Production
John Butler
Plasterer
Kevin Butler
Carpenter
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Designer
Dan Byrne
Carpenter
Robert Byron
Plasterer
David Cain
Assistant Director
Neal Callow
Art Department
Patricia Cameron
Makeup Artist
James Cammack
Plasterer
Tony Cardenas
Rigging Electrician
Stephanie Carey
Stunt Performer
David Carlo
Plasterer
Malcolm Carlo
Production
Anthony Caron-delion
Assistant Art Director
David Carter
Painter
Anna India Cash
Stand-In
Marc Cass
Stunt Performer
Simon Cassels
Titles
Andrew Castle
Carpenter
Tracey Caudle
Stunt Performer
Graham Caulfield
Property Master
Millie Chadbon
Casting Associate
Andy Challis
Rigging Electrician
Jo Chan
Coordinator
Keith Cherry
Carpenter
Chloe Chesterton
Assistant Director
Juliette Cheveley
Stunt Performer
Pundareek Chhaya
Finance Manager
Charlotte Child
Set Costumer
Martin Chitty
Set Costumer
Nick Chopping
Stunt Performer
Tony Christian
Stunt Performer
Mick Chubbock
Plasterer
Vincent Cirilli
Music Editor
Paul Clancy
Special Effects Technician
Dan Clark
Rigging Electrician
Neil Clark
Plasterer
Tim Clark
Matte Painter
Timothy Clark
Music Editor
Vincent Clarke
Electrician
Paul Clogg
Plasterer
Christopher Cockburn
Plasterer
Dean Coffey
Video Playback
Dean Coldham
Plasterer
Melvyn Coleman
Plasterer
Abbi Collins
Stunt Performer
Amanda Collins
Special Effects
Ben Collins
Illustrator
Sophie Collins
Casting Assistant
Paul Colman
Production
Ed Colyer
Foley Mixer
Nicholas Paul Cook
Carpenter
Richard Cooke
Assistant Costume Designer
Aaron Cooley
Assistant
Guy Cope
Rigging Electrician
Hillery Cope
Construction
Jon Corbett
Rigging Electrician
Steven Corke
Carpenter
Jim Cornish
Storyboard Artist
George Cottle
Stunt Performer
Keith Cousins
Executive Producer
George Coussins
Carpenter
Alexandra Coxon
Production Coordinator
Brenda Coxon
Visual Effects Producer
Christopher Craig
Electrician
Steve Crawley
Special Effects Technician
Jamie Crichton
Coordinator
Brandon Criswell
Rotoscope Animator
Jim Crockett
Special Effects
Stephen Crockett
Casting Associate
David Cronnelly
Stunt Performer
Adam Crosby
Painter
Ben Crosby
Painter
Allan B Croucher
Plasterer
Peter Croucher
Plasterer
Graeme Crowther
Instructor
James Crowther
Grip
David Cullen
Original Music
Brian Cuscino
Effects Assistant
Anna-maria D'amato
Wardrobe Dresser
Matthew D'angibau
Camera
Zarene Dallas
Stunt Performer
Peter Darling
Choreographer
Anupam Das
Digital Effects Artist
Carl Davies
Carpenter
Richard Davies
Carpenter
Steve Davies
Rigging Electrician
Nick Davis
Modelmaker
Vikki Davis
Stunt Performer
Tony Dawe
Sound Mixer
Keith Dawson
Special Effects Technician
Guy De Villiers
Music Coordinator
Ray Dell
Production
Kelly Dent
Stunt Performer
Richard Denyer
Carpenter
Amit Dhawal
Rotoscope Animator
Paul Dimmer
Special Effects Technician
Andy Dixon
Carpenter
William Dodds
Assistant Director
Mark Donnelly
Plasterer
Brendan Donnison
Voice Casting
Levan Doran
Stunt Performer
Elena Doria
Dialogue Coach
Sarah Downes
Props
William Draper
Props
Tony Driver
Driver
Keith Dyett
Carpenter
Steven Dyett
Production
Jan Eade
Assistant
Eve Eastmond
Production Accountant
Karen Edwards
Makeup Artist
Paul Edwards
Camera Operator
Steve Eels
Painter
Keith Ellis
Driver
Jody Eltham
Special Effects Technician
Film Details
Also Known As
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, Le fantôme de l'opéra, Phantom of the Opera, fantôme de l'opéra
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Musical
Romance
Release Date
2004
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 23m
Award Nominations
Set Decoration
2004
Best Cinematography
2004
Best Song
2004
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 22, 2004
Limited Release in United States December 22, 2004
Expanded Release in United States January 21, 2005
Released in United States on Video May 3, 2005
Previous films based on the Phantom story include: the 1925 Universal Pictures production with director Rupert Julian, starring Lon Chaney Jr; the Universal Pictures 1943 production, directed by Arthur Lubin; the 1962 UK production with director Terence Fisher and starring Herbert Lom; the Chinese 1986 production directed by Yang Yanjin and starring Zhai Naishe; the 1989 American production directed by Dwight H Little, starring Robert Englund.
Andrew Lloyd Webber bought back the feature film rights to the property from Warner Bros. However, Warner Bros. still holds an option on the North American distribution rights.
Released in United States Winter December 22, 2004
Limited Release in United States December 22, 2004
Expanded Release in United States January 21, 2005
Released in United States on Video May 3, 2005
Winner of the 2004 award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance (Emmy Rossum) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
