"Her voice became his passion. Her love became his obsession. Her refusal became his rage..."
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Screenplay by Joel Schumacher, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Simon Callow, Ciaran Hinds
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cinematography: John Mathieson
Edited by Terry Rawlings
Production company: Really Useful Films, Joel Schumacher Productions, Odyssey Entertainment, Scion Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 10 December 2004 (UK)
Running time: 143 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Budget: $70.000.000
Box office: $154.648.887
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a drama musical romantic thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and adapted from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which is based on the French novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux. The story is about a spectre-like entity who lives somewhere within the opera house and is believed to be a ghost. He watches every show and one day he notices singing of beautiful Christine with who he falls in love.
