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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 9786305075417
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305075417
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: October 15, 1997
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 62115
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1925
Editorial Review:
Description:
Chaney is Erik, the horribly disfigured Phantom who leads a menacing existence in the catacombs and dungeons beneath the Paris Opera. When Erik falls in love with a beautiful prima donna, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his lair.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Who needs dialogue?
The 1924 silent classic stands tall among the bevy of imitators.
The combination of music, shadows and color tinting of a black & white film work to render any dialogue an impediment to this film.
Lon Chaney's hideous face and his body language are more than enough to keep any viewer on the edge of their seat. Simply stated, the film is worth watching again and again so as to better understand all the theatrics apart from dialogue that make a film a classic. Hitchcock ... Read More
Rating: - "Feast Your Eyes, Glut Your Soul on My Accursed Ugliness!"
-This review pertains to The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition DVD-
Faithfully adapted from Gaston Leroux's mystery novel, the Universal Studios' film The Phantom of the Opera was released in 1925, showcasing the multi-talented Lon Chaney, who had two years earlier starred as Quasimodo in Universal's Hunchback of Notre Dame. In The Phantom of the opera, Lon Chaney donned the mask of the tortured soul Erik, The Phantom. Joining Chaney in the cast was the beautiful young actress Mary ... Read More
Rating:  - Nothing Like an Original
First if you are not a fan of the silent move era, or don't think you can sit through a silent movie, don't get this version. However if you can appreciate a classic this is definitely worth adding to your collection. The Phantom of the Opera is one of my favorite stories and I have four of the major film versions of the story. This one is one of my favorites. There is a lot to be said for a movie that can convey the same emotions as a movie that has more effects and dialogue that is acted out by well ... Read More
Rating:  - The classic! No speech but just pure music! great for a black and white movie night.
This is what I expected! back to the classics of old theather. The whole movie is in black and white, with no sound but just background music. The dialog is done by stills frames of words written on the screen. A true classic.
Rating: - Congratulations, a treasure material !
Congratulations for this material !
One can appreciate the differences between one and other version of this remarkable film. It was a good idea to save delete scenes from the original and ancient film. It is a great treasure !
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