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Name: Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Released: 1943-8-12
Cast: Claude Rains, Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Edgar Barrier

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

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1h 29m
1943

77%

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Academy Award-nominee Claude Rains gives a moving performance in this suspenseful, lyrical update to Gaston Leroux's macabre classic. As the tale goes, Rains plays the famously disfigured musician who haunts the Paris Opera House and kidnaps the beautiful young soprano whom he has trained. Featuring gorgeous music and elaborate sets, this "Phantom of the Opera" is a more-than-worthy version of a much-interpreted and beloved story.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Producer:

George Waggner

Writer:

Eric Taylor, Samuel Hoffenstein

Cast:

Claude Rains, Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Edgar Barrier

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

77%

Critics Consensus: Though it lives beneath the 1925 version, Claude Rains plays title character well in this landmark color version of the classic tragedy.

Reviews

Film Frenzy

Matt Brunson

While Lon Chaney Sr. remains the best (and most frightening) Phantom, Claude Rains lands in the place position for his more sympathetic handling of the role.

The cinematography remains gorgeous to this day, and the sets are pretty. It is a picture of opulence. On that front, the film remains a success

Lon Chaney created such an empathetic villain that it was nearly impossible not to root for him

June 25, 2017

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