{"product_id":"the-phantom-of-the-opera-3-disc-dual-format-edition","title":"The Phantom of the Opera (3 - Disc Dual Format Edition)","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (3-Disc Dual Format Edition)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA film by Rupert Julian\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBFI Video proudly present this definitive three-disc Dual Format\r\nEdition of this celebrated classic of the silent era and horror cinema \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLon Chaney, 'the man of a thousand faces', gives his most famous\r\nperformance in this first version of the oft-filmed tale. Based on\r\nGaston Leroux's novel, Chaney stars as the Phantom , who lives in the\r\ncatacombs beneath the Paris Opera, and falls in love with the voice of\r\na young opera singer. Infatuated, he kidnaps her, dragging her to the\r\ndepths below where she will sing only for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDirected by Rupert Julian, this lavish 1925 production launched the\r\nHollywood Gothic style which would become the trademark of Universal\r\nhorror films.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal prints of the film were fully tinted, with some sequences\r\nin Technicolor, and a rooftop scene using a special process that\r\nenabled the Phantom s cloak to show red against the blue night sky.\r\nThis Photoplay restoration replicates all these effects, and is\r\naccompanied by Carl Davis celebrated score that draws heavily on\r\nGounod's Faust, which is the opera being performed in the film. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e Newly restored presentation of the tinted and toned 1929\r\nversion, with Carl Davis score\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e High Definition presentation of the 1925 version, with\r\nnewly-commissioned piano accompaniment \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal trailers from the 1925 and 1929 versions\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man with the Lantern sequence\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSequences from the sound version\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLon Chaney: A Thousand Faces\u003c\/i\u003e (2000, Kevin Brownlow, 86\r\nmins, DVD only): Kevin Brownlow's definitive documentary\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFully illustrated booklet with essays, films notes and credits\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"Bfi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55560336245121,"sku":"BFIB1155","price":20.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/2670780.jpg?v=1776866925","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/the-phantom-of-the-opera-3-disc-dual-format-edition","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}