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The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

The Phantom of the Opera poster
Directed by
Dwight H. Little
Genre
drama film, horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 130 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A disfigured composer haunts the Paris Opera house, terrorizing its staff while obsessing over a young soprano. He uses murder and intimidation to force the opera management to make her the lead singer.

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What happens

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1989 horror film directed by Dwight H. Little, and starring Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Lawrence, and Molly Shannon. Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel of the same name, the film is a modernized, gorier adaptation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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