The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
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Directors
Terence Fisher
Cast
Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza, Thorley Walters
The story
In 1900, at the London Opera House, a new opera by Lord Ambrose D'Arcy opens. However, the theatre is not completely sold out. No one will sit in Box #5, which is believed to be haunted.
Genres
Horror, drama film, horror film, monster film
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