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©2003
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2 videodiscs (268 min.) : silent, black and white, tinted black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux
"A disfigured man in a mask abducts the prima donna of the Paris Opera House to his lair in the sewers below"--Halliwell's Film and Video Guide
"Channel Four Silents presentation"--End credits
Special features: Disc 1: 1929 restored version featuring two soundtracks: stereo orchestral score by Carl Davis and the original 1930 soundtrack edited to fit picture; audio commentary by film historian Scott MacQueen; 1925 & 1930 theatrical trailers; stills galleries featuring deleted & missing scenes; bonus audio-only feature: Selections of dialogue sequences from the 1930 version not found in the restored version
Special features: Disc 2: 1925 original feature version with a score by Jon Mirsalis; "Carla Laemmle remembers," a video interview with David Skal; Faust opera extract from the 1929 Tifany sound feature Midstream; bonus audio-only feature: Cinematographer Charles Van Enger interview
Photography, Charles Van Enger ; film editor, Gilmore Walker ; music composed and conducted by Carl Davis, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic (1929 restored version) ; original music composed and performed by Jon C. Mirsalis (1925 original feature version)
Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Snitz Edwards, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John Sainpolis
DVD, Dolby digital, stereo., mono