Book vs. Movie: The Phantom of the Opera Film Adaptations (1925, 1943, 1962, 2004)

Before it was the world's most popular musical, The Phantom of the Opera was a novel written by French writer Gaston Leroux in 1909-1910. In this video, we look at how the following four English language film adaptations of Le Fantome de L'Opera compare to the novel:

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Starring Lon Chaney, Sr., Mary Philbin, and Norman Kerry

Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Starring Claude Rains and Susanna Foster

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Starring Herbert Lom and Heather Sears

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Starring Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, and Patrick Wilson

Chapters:
0:00 Prologue
0:49 The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
2:34 Phantom of the Opera (1943)
4:34 The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
6:44 The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
9:06 Epilogue

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