Directed by:
Terence FisherScreenplay:
Anthony HindsCinematography:
Arthur GrantComposer:
Edwin AstleyCast:
Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Thorley Walters, Michael Gough, Patrick Troughton, Michael Ripper, Edward de Souza, Jane Merrow, Sonya Cordeau, Harold Goodwin (more)Plots(1)
The greatest Thrill Classic of all time! Gaston Leroux's classic tale of a hideously disfigured composer exacting bloody revenge on a malicious theatre impresario gets the Hammer studio makeover courtesy of famed horror helmer Terence Fisher. Operating from a secret underground lair, the ghostly Phantom (Herbert Lom) will stop at nothing to sabotage the latest opera from Ambrose D’Arcy (Michael Gough) - including murder, arson and kidnapping the leading lady! Boasting grisly set pieces (including a rat catcher being brutally despatched by a dwarf!), Hammer once again revamped a classic from the Universal studio vaults and delivered their most lavish and expensive production to date. Dripping with thrills, chills and “lush spookery” (Films and Filming), The Phantom of the Opera is a haunting tale of love, tragedy and savage retribution. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
Heather Sears
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
The Black Torment (1964)
Thorley Walters
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Murder She Said (1961)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Patrick Troughton
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) (TV movie)
The Omen (1976)
Hamlet (1948)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Edward de Souza
UK
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Jane Eyre (1996)
Jane Merrow
UK
Best movies:
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Sharpe's Waterloo (1997) (TV movie)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Sonya Cordeau
Best movies:
The Young Ones (1961)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Harold Goodwin
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Renee Houston
UK
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Repulsion (1965)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Marne Maitland
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Waveney Lee
Best movies:
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Ian Wilson
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
The Wicker Man (1973)