Search - The Phantom of the Opera on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Not For Children Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 10/12/1999 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 11 Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Period Film, Melodrama, Musical Drama, Creature Film

This adaptation of Gaston Leroux's indefatigable "grand guignol" piece The Phantom of the Opera stars British actor Charles Dance as Erik the Phantom. This adaptation by playwright Arthur Kopit soft-pedals the horrific elements of the story to concentrate on the love the tragic Erik bears toward innocent chorus singer Teri Polo. The film boasts a stronger supporting cast than was usual for a TV movie, including Burt Lancaster (as the masked phantom's father), Ian Richardson and Jean-Pierre Cassel. The 1990 Phantom of the Opera reunited director Tony Richardson and composer John Addison, who'd both won Oscar for Tom Jones. Filmed on location in France, Phantom was originally telecast in two two-hour installments. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Burt Lancaster - Gerard Carriere
Teri Polo - Christine Daee
Charles Dance - Phantom
Jean-Pierre Cassel - Insp. Ledoux
Ian Richardson - Cholet