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The Phantom of the Opera

IMDb 7.3 1990 • 168 min • Drama

Director

Gaston Leroux

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Plot Summary

Count de Chagnie has discovered Christine's singing talent on a market place and sent her to his friend Carriere, the director of the Parisian opera. However just when she arrives Carriere's dismissed. His arrogant successor refuses to let a woman of low birth sing in his opera, but graciously employs Christine as gadrobiere for his wife Charlotta, who's installed as first singer. He also fights the phantom, an unknown guy who lives since many years in the catacombs below the opera and was granted privileges by Carriere. However the phantom knows how to defend himself and at the same time helps Christine to her career. The Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 NBC two-part drama television miniseries. It is adapted from Arthur Kopit's book for his then-unproduced stage musical Phantom, which is based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel.

Top Cast

Charles Dance
Charles Dance The Phantom of the Opera
Teri Polo
Teri Polo Christine Daeé
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster Gérard Carrière
Ian Richardson
Ian Richardson Cholet
Adam Storke
Adam Storke Count Philippe de Chagny