The Phantom of the Opera (Standard Edition) [Blu-ray] [1962]
Release Date: 26 February 2024
Certificate: Parental Guidance
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Herbert Lom (Mysterious Island), Heather Sears (Room at the Top), and Michael Gough (Dracula) star in The Phantom of the Opera, Hammer's acclaimed adaptation of Gaston Leroux's celebrated novel. A new production at the London Opera House by Lord Ambrose (Gough) is cancelled following a series of grisly murders. Ambrose attempts to restage the show with novice singer Christine (Sears), who finds herself whisked deep underground by the masked Phantom (Lom), who is hellbent on vengeance against the man who wronged him.Special Features
Extras "INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES2K restoration
Optional 1.66:1 and 1.85:1 presentations of the original theatrical version (85 mins)
Alternative TV cut (99 mins): extended version with unique scenes, presented open matte in Standard Definition
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with author Steve Haberman and film historian Constantine Nasr (2020)
Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2020)
Down in the Sewers (2020, 6 mins): special effects artist Brian Johnson fondly recalls the production
Hammer's Women: Liane Aukin (2021, 7 mins): profile of the actor, writer and director by the academic Rachel Knightley
Kim Newman Introduces 'The Phantom of the Opera' (2021, 13 mins): appreciation by the critic and author
The Men Who Made Hammer: Anthony Hinds (2020, 28 mins): Richard Klemensen, editor and publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors journal, revisits the career of one of Hammer's most renowned screenwriters and producers
Phantom Triumphant: Edwin Astley and Hammer's Horror Opera (2020, 16 mins): David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde, dissects the classic score
Herbert Lom: The Soul Behind the Mask (2020, 16 mins): film historian and screenwriter C Courtney Joyner shares personal memories of time spent with the legendary actor
Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (2014, 31 mins): documentary presented by actor Edward de Souza, including interviews with film historian Richard Golen, sound recordist Alan Lavender, and de Souza himself
Original theatrical trailers
Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): short critical appreciation
Image galleries: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing"
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