The Phantom Of The Opera
Drama, Musical, Romance
Warner Bros.  (2004) 141 mins PG-13

7.3 (35,660 votes)
He is a genius whose rapturous music fills the Opera Populaire of 1870 Paris - and a solitary soul hiding his disfigurement behind a mask and dwelling in the catacombs below. But he can no longer hide his love for young soprano Christine. And the Phantom may emerge from the shadows past the point of no return.

The stage musical sensation magically and hauntingly comes to the screen in director Joel Schumacher's lavish production, sweeping audiences aloft to new cinematic heights of sight-and-sound grandeur. Gerald Butler (the Phantom), Emmy Rossum (the National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance Award winner Christine) and Patrick Wilson (as Raoul) play the fateful love triangle that unfurls in splendor, suspense - and in the music of the night....

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Cast and Crew
Miranda Richardson  ......  Madame Giry
Minnie Driver  ......  Carlotta
James Fleet  ...... 
Emmy Rossum  ......  Christine
Jennifer Ellison  ......  Meg Giry
Simon Callow  ......  Andre
Director  .....  Joel Schumacher
Producer  .....  Andrew Lloyd Webber; Jeff Abberley; Julia Blackman
Writer  .....  Joel Schumacher; Andrew Lloyd Webber; Gaston Leroux
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Christine takes off the wedding veil that the Phantom gave her and drops it. When the Phantom is leaving, the veil is back on the mannequin, and then is gone when Meg walks past. (more)

Trivia:
Andrew Lloyd Webber only insisted that the actors do their own singing, after Joel Schumacher requested that the cast would be relatively young. (more)

Filming Locations:
London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Auctioneer: Sold. Your number, sir? Thank you. Lot 663, then, ladies and gentlemen.
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 27 nominations (more)