THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (3-DISC SET) - BLU-RAY

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Blu-ray)

Beneath the sewers of the Paris Opera House, a masked figure dwells. He is Enrique (Lon Chaney), the Phantom, a hideously disfigured composer whose dream is to turn chorus singer Christine (Mary Philbin) into a diva. This adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel gave 'Man of a Thousand Faces' Lon Chaney his most famous role, and is celebrated today as one of the great classics of American silent film.

Special Features:

• Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
• The original 1925 version (black and white, 103 mins): with newly commissioned piano accompaniment by Ed Bussey
• Original 1925 trailer and 1929 sound re-issue trailer
• Reel 5 from lost 1929 sound re-issue (12 mins): the only surviving element, newly rediscovered in the Library of Congress archives
• The ‘man with a lantern’ sequence: mysterious footage thought to have been shot for non-English speaking territories
• Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000, Kevin Brownlow, 86 mins, DVD only): Kevin Brownlow’s definitive documentary on the legendary actor
• Channel 4 Silents restoration souvenir programme (PDF)
• Fully illustrated booklet featuring essays, review and film credit