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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The movie tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with a young soprano, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera. 
Keywords:  #Edward Sedgwick #Ernst Laemmle #Lon Chaney #Mary Philbin #Norman Kerry #Rupert Julian #The Phantom of the Opera
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Boston Globe
November 24, 2011
A grand, pulpy potboiler of a suspense melodrama.
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Radio Times
August 16, 2013
Despite outdated acting techniques and staging, this is a must-see for all cinema buffs, as make-up genius Lon Chaney's Phantom is a Hall of Horror landmark.
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JWR
January 19, 2016
Art at any cost
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Chicago Reader
August 16, 2013
Lon Chaney's performance as the hideous organist prowling the sewers beneath the Paris Opera is still a cornerstone of gothic horror.
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Observer (UK)
January 05, 2014
An eerie mixture of poetry, gothic melodrama and a surreal Feuillade-style serial.
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Variety
August 12, 2008
Kerry is a colorless hero, Philbin contents herself with being pretty and becoming terrorized at the Phantom, and Chaney is either behind a mask or grimacing through his fiendish makeup.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
June 04, 2015
The best of the small population of pure horror films made in the United States during the silent era.
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TIME Magazine
October 19, 2008
Though Mr. Chaney wears a more grotesque make-up than ever, the film play seems only pretty good.
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Entertainment Weekly
August 12, 2008
The main inducement to watch remains Chaney's tragic, ineffably sad figure.
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Under the Radar
October 29, 2015
Still pretty darn creepy after almost an entire century.
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AV Club
August 16, 2013
The atmosphere matches Chaney's performance perfectly. His grotesque appearance is achieved with wires, cotton balls, and eye-dilating chemicals, but his character, as usual, is animated from within.
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IMDb: 7
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
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