The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Gaston Leroux (novel)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (stage musical)
(more)

Release Date:

21 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Her voice became his passion. Her love became his obsession. Her refusal became his rage.....

Plot:

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves.

Plot Keywords:

Opera | Diva | Opera House | Disfigurement | Phantom Of The Opera

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 27 nominations

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	The Phantom
Emmy Rossum	...	Christine
Patrick Wilson	...	Raoul
Miranda Richardson	...	Madame Giry
Minnie Driver	...	Carlotta
Ciarán Hinds	...	Firmin
Simon Callow	...	Andre
Victor McGuire	...	Piangi
Jennifer Ellison	...	Meg Giry
Murray Melvin	...	Reyer
Kevin McNally	...	Buquet (as Kevin R. McNally)
James Fleet	...	Lefevre
Imogen Bain	...	Carlotta's Maid
Miles Western	...	Carlotta's Wigmaker
Judith Paris	...	Carlotta's Seamstress
Halcro Johnston	...	Passirino
Paul Brooke	...	Auctioneer
Oliver Chopping	...	Porter
Alison Skilbeck	...	Nun / Nurse
Lee Sellers	...	Chauffeur
Ramin Karimloo	...	Christine's Father
Chris Overton	...	Young Phantom
Jesika Cannon	...	Young Christine
Annabel Porter	...	Young Meg
Laura Hounsom	...	Young Madame Giry
Lorraine Stewart	...	Ballet Tart
Lucy Casson	...	Ballet Tart
Jonathan D. Ellis	...	Fop
Jose Tirado	...	Lead Male Dancer / Flamenco Dancer / Masquerade Dancer
David Langham	...	Fop #1 / Male Ensemble
Sebastien Torkia	...	Ballet Boy
Chris Jarvis	...	Ballet Boy / Flamenco Dancer / Masquerade Dancer
Liesl Dowsett	...	Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
Greet Botterman	...	Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
Kirsty Tapp	...	Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
Amy Lawson	...	Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
Tess Cunningham	...	Ballet Girl / Masquerade Dancer
Kathryn Dunn	...	Ballet Girl / Flamenco Dancer
Pia Driver	...	Ballet Girl / Flamenco Dancer / Masquerade Dancer
Sophia Hurdley	...	Ballet Girl
Elena Buda	...	Ballet Girl
Mark Carroll	...	Male Ensemble
Brian Wheeler	...	Opera Chorus
Terry Kelly	...	Male Ensemble
David Arneil	...	Male Ensemble
John Griffiths	...	Male Ensemble
Graham McDuff	...	Male Ensemble
Tricia Deighton	...	Female Ensemble
Mandy Holliday	...	Female Ensemble
Jackie Marks	...	Female Ensemble
Sophie Louise Dann	...	Female Ensemble (as Sophie-Louise Dann)
Valerie Cutko	...	Female Ensemble
Julia Worsley	...	Female Ensemble
Margaret Preece	...	Female Ensemble
Annalene Beechey	...	Female Ensemble
Lucy Potter	...	Ballet Girl
Remy Martyn	...	Flamenco Dancer / Male Masquerade Dancer
Richard Bayliss	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Andrew Charles Corbett	...	Flamenco Dancer / Male Masquerade Dancer
Ralph Broadbent	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Damien Lee Stirk	...	Flamenco Dancer / Male Masquerade Dancer
Alexander Cameron	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Pascal Langdale	...	Flamenco Dancer
Paul Costin	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Carlos Otera	...	Flamenco Dancer
Matthew Draper	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Annika Strandberg	...	Flamenco Dancer
Ben Gant	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Beth Sheather	...	Flamenco Dancer
Jonathon Hill	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Isabel Lesto	...	Flamenco Dancer
Sarah Frasca	...	Flamenco Dancer
Timothy Kipling	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Jonathon Kitchen	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Sandra Ramírez	...	Flamenco Dancer
Ruben Halse	...	Candelabra Holder
Tristan Keyte	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Damian Jones	...	Candelabra Holder
Michael Mansbridge	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Jeff Moore	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Vanessa Perroncel	...	Candelabra Holder
Lea Jerova	...	Candelabra Holder
Julian Poole	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Rebekah Dobbins	...	Candelabra Holder
James Pullman	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Lee Chapman	...	Candelabra Holder
Robert Purvis	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Gavin Lee	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Dave Tosh	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Rod Buchanan	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Chris Worsey	...	Opera Populaire Orchestra
Ashley Wallen	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Adam Pudney	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Ben Garner	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Blake Clayfield	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Damien Delaney	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Marcus Tesch	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Michael Small	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Miles Elkington	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Nathan Clark	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Stephen B. White	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Stephen Berkeley	...	Masquerade Dancer
Kasper Cornish	...	Male Masquerade Dancer (as Casper Cornish)
Philip Catchpole	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Ryan Jenkins	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Gavin Wilkinson	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Alec Mann	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Scott Wyer	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Paul Micha	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Clinton Goldsmith	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Andrew Corbett	...	Masquerade Dancer
Luis Gallo Mudarra	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Damien Jackson	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Tom Tanscy	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Luke Jackson	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Aaron Sillis	...	Male Masquerade Dancer
Melanie Perks	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Lorena Randi	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Lisa Stevens	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Rachel Crocker	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Giulia Florimo	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Caroline Lynn	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Joanna Woodliffe	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Marilena Nicolaou	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Joanna Ernest	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Georgina Hagerty	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Simone De La Rue	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Claire Goodman	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Gem Collingwood	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Maddy G. Harris	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Juliet Gough	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Deborah Bundy	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Pippa Raine	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Leigh Daniels	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Gabriel Noble	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Maryam Pourian	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Candice Evans	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Janine Davis	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Bethany Elliot	...	Female Masquerade Dancer
Dawn Collins	...	Female Masquerade Dancer

Directed by
Joel Schumacher

Writing credits (WGA)
Gaston Leroux		(novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra")
Andrew Lloyd Webber		(stage musical)
Andrew Lloyd Webber		(screenplay) &
Joel Schumacher		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jeff Abberley	....	executive producer
Julia Blackman	....	executive producer
Keith Cousins	....	executive producer
Louise Goodsill	....	executive producer
Paul Hitchcock	....	executive producer
Ralph Kamp	....	executive producer
Andrew Lloyd Webber	....	producer
Christopher James Mitchell	....	internal producer
Eli Richbourg	....	co-producer
Austin Shaw	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
John Mathieson

Film Editing by
Terry Rawlings

Casting by
David Grindrod

Production Design by
Anthony Pratt

Art Direction by
John Fenner
Paul Kirby

Set Decoration by
Celia Bobak

Costume Design by
Alexandra Byrne

Makeup Department
Faye Aydin	....	makeup artist
Tricia Cameron	....	hair stylist
Tricia Cameron	....	makeup artist
Karen Edwards	....	hair stylist
Karen Edwards	....	makeup artist
Mandy Gold	....	hair stylist
Mandy Gold	....	makeup artist
John Henry Gordon	....	hair stylist
John Henry Gordon	....	makeup artist
Annabel Hill	....	hair assistant
Annabel Hill	....	makeup assistant
Joe Hopker	....	hair stylist
Joe Hopker	....	makeup artist
Sue Ignatius	....	hair stylist
Sue Ignatius	....	makeup artist
Suzanne Jansen	....	hair stylist
Suzanne Jansen	....	makeup artist
Elizabeth Lawson	....	hair stylist
Elizabeth Lawson	....	makeup artist
Lizzie Lawson	....	makeup artist
Mai Layton	....	hair stylist
Mai Layton	....	makeup artist
Sadie Lunn	....	hair assistant
Sadie Lunn	....	makeup assistant
Waldo Mason	....	special makeup effects artist
Donald McInnes	....	hair dailies
Natasha Nischol	....	hair assistant
Natasha Nischol	....	makeup assistant
Lisa Pickering	....	hair stylist
Lisa Pickering	....	makeup artist
Katherine Rayner	....	hair stylist
Katherine Rayner	....	makeup artist
Jenny Sharpe	....	hair stylist
Jenny Sharpe	....	makeup artist
Lou Shepherd	....	hair stylist
Lou Shepherd	....	makeup artist
Loulia Sheppard	....	hair stylist
Loulia Sheppard	....	makeup artist
Aaron Sherman	....	prosthetic ageing makeup
Maralyn Sherman	....	prosthetic ageing makeup
Jenny Shircore	....	hair designer
Jenny Shircore	....	makeup designer
Matthew Smith	....	makeup designer: Phantom prosthetic
Annie Townsend	....	hair stylist
Annie Townsend	....	makeup artist
Julia Vernon	....	hair stylist
Julia Vernon	....	makeup artist
Christine Whitney	....	hair stylist
Christine Whitney	....	makeup artist
Colin Wyatt	....	hair stylist
Colin Wyatt	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Terry Bamber	....	production manager
Ben Broadbridge	....	assistant unit manager
David Cain	....	unit manager: second unit
Fraser Fennell-Ball	....	unit manager
Lorraine Fennell	....	production manager
Tim Grover	....	post-production supervisor
Dusty Symonds	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Bamber	....	first assistant director
David Cain	....	second assistant director: second unit
Chloe Chesterton	....	third assistant director
David Decio	....	co-third assistant director: second unit
William Dodds	....	co-second assistant director
Tommy Gormley	....	first assistant director
Adam Jenkins	....	daily third assistant director
Jon Jennings	....	third assistant director
Janine Law	....	co-second assistant director
Mark Layton	....	second assistant director
Eli Richbourg	....	second unit director
Eddie Thorne	....	assistant director

Art Department
Dominic Ackland-Snow	....	head of department carpenter
Terry Apsey	....	construction manager
Nicola Barnes	....	production buyer
Perry Bell	....	painter
Frank Berlin	....	painter
Guy Bradley	....	draughtsman
Neal Callow	....	stand-by art director
Neal Callow	....	stand-by draughtsman
Anthony Caron-Delion	....	assistant art director
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster
Dean Coldham	....	plasterer
Ben Collins	....	junior draughtsperson
Guy Cope	....	rigger
Jim Cornish	....	storyboard artist
James Enright	....	propshop model maker
Mark Fruin	....	chargehand stand-by propman
James Gemmill	....	head scenic artist
Bruce Gordon	....	sculptor
Emma Hanson	....	sculptor
Robert Jackson	....	carpenter
Tommy Jolliffe	....	scenic artist
Elizabeth Loach	....	model maker
Emma Lovell	....	art department assistant
Iain McFadyen	....	assistant art director
Jonathan Moore	....	sculptor
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Gareth Newvell	....	carpenter
Alexander Quick	....	painter
Tyrone Reed	....	stagehand
Quinn Robinson	....	art department assistant
Amelia Rowcroft	....	sculptor
Martin Smeaton	....	head sculptor
Tony Snook	....	carpenter
Adrian Start	....	head of department painter
Glenn Start	....	supervisor painter
Matthew Start	....	chargehand painter
Gary Stopps	....	carpenter
Mark Stowe	....	sculptor
Daniel Thompson	....	carpenter
David Trice	....	carpenter
Stewart Western	....	painter
Arthur Wicks	....	property master
Helen Xenopoulos	....	set designer
Dick Budden	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Jo Budden	....	sculptor assistant (uncredited)
Jonathan Houlding	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Francis Poirier	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rebecca Anastasi	....	sound assistant
Paul Apted	....	assistant sound editor
Alexander Beddow	....	adr recordist
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jaya Bishop	....	boom operator
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Ed Colyer	....	sound mixer
Colin Cooper	....	adr mixer
Tony Dawe	....	production sound mixer
Martin Evans	....	supervising sound editor
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Pauline Griffiths	....	foley artist
Tim Hands	....	dialog & adr editor
John Hayward	....	sound effects pre-mixer
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Jenny Lee Wright	....	foley artist (as Jennie Lee Wright)
John Mooney	....	sound mixer: second unit
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robin Quinn	....	supervising foley editor
Robert Renga	....	sound recordist
John Rodd	....	sound recordist
Denis St. Amand	....	re-recording engineer
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Jack Whittaker	....	foley editor
Andrew Caller	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Barry Best	....	costume model maker
Nick Bonathan	....	special effects crew
Paul Clancy	....	special effects senior technician
Keith Dawson	....	special effects technician
Jody Eltham	....	special effects technician
Peter Fern	....	senior technician
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects floor supervisor: second unit
Darrell Guyon	....	senior special effects technician
Brenda Hutchinson	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects supervisor
Stephen Hutchinson	....	first unit supervisor
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Sean Kenrick	....	special effects technician
David McGeary	....	special effects technician
Peter Norcliffe	....	costume props: Robert Allsopp and Associates
Jody Taylor	....	special effects technician
Neil Toddy Todd	....	special effects technician
Steven Warner	....	special effects technician
Victoria Williams	....	special effects technician
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects technician
Paul Zippo	....	special effects technician
Benjamin M. Esterson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Matthew Roberts	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Blondel Aidoo	....	executive visual effects producer
Tim Baxter	....	film recording
Laurent Ben-Mimoun	....	lead matte painter
Andrew Bull	....	motion control previz artist
Amit Dhawal	....	roto artist
Sean Andrew Faden	....	CG supervisor
Peter Godden	....	matchmover: Cinesite
José Granell	....	model supervisor: Cinesite
Gary Hedges	....	electrician
Claas Henke	....	compositor: Asylum
Grant Hewlett	....	matchmove supervisor: Cinesite
Antony Hunt	....	executive producer: Cinesite
Jen Hutchinson	....	production accountant
Allan Torp Jensen	....	matchmover: Cinesite
Lorraine Johnson	....	scanning manager: Cinesite
Simon Johnson	....	scanning: Cinesite
David Jones	....	visual effects supervisor (as David M.V. Jones)
Kim Jorgensen	....	visual effects coordinator
Joe Ken	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Michael Lori	....	digital artist
Nathan McGuinness	....	visual effects supervisor
James McKeown	....	modeller
Derek Milner	....	color timing and paint
Ray Moody	....	motion control operator
Steve Muangman	....	digital compositor: Asylum Visual Effects
Peter Pace	....	lead texture artist
Peter Pace	....	matte painter
Venetia Penna	....	scanning: Cinesite
Michael Porterfield	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Mark P. Renton	....	digital artist
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects
Jamie Stevenson	....	visual effects producer
Nigel Stone	....	director of photography: model unit
Greg Stuhl	....	lead modeller
Bryan Taylor	....	visual effects artist
Tony Tromp	....	visual effects editor
Zachary Tucker	....	digital effects artist
Jeff Werner	....	visual effects producer
Denise Gayle	....	visual effects swing producer: Asylum (uncredited)
Duncan Lees	....	head of 3D services: Plowman Craven and Associates (uncredited)

Stunts
Nina Armstrong	....	stunts
Andy Bennett	....	stunts
Bruce Cain	....	stunts
Stephanie Carey	....	stunts
Tracey Caudle	....	stunts
Juliette Cheveley	....	stunts
Nick Chopping	....	stunt performer
Tony Christian	....	stunt performer
George Cottle	....	stunts
Zarene Dallas	....	stunts
Kelly Dent	....	stunts
Levan Doran	....	stunts
Bradley Farmer	....	stunts
Dean Forster	....	stunts
Claire Hayhurst	....	stunts
Rowley Irlam	....	stunt double
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts
Paul Kennington	....	stunt double
Paul Kennington	....	stunts
Theo Kypri	....	stunts
Holly Lumsden	....	stunts
Emma Mac	....	stunts
Tina Maskell	....	stunts
Kim McGarrity	....	stunts
Jo McLaren	....	stunts
Andy Merchant	....	stunts
Lee Millham	....	stunts
Daz Parker	....	stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunts
Greg Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Diz Sharpe	....	stunts
Tony Van Silva	....	stunts
Reg Wayment	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby	....	grip
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Chas Bain	....	focus puller
Chris Bain	....	focus puller
Michael Chambers	....	electrician
Jim Crowther	....	best boy grip
Paul Edwards	....	Steadicam operator
Toby Eedy	....	daily second assistant camera: second unit
Gary Hedges	....	electrician
Steve Hideg	....	crane technician
Daniel Holland	....	clapper loader
Lewis Hume	....	camera loader
Martin Hume	....	camera operator: second unit
Simon Hume	....	focus puller
Clive Jackson	....	camera operator
Ed Jones	....	assistant camera
Nick Kenealy	....	video assist operator
Martin Kenzie	....	additional cinematographer: second unit
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
David Maund	....	camera grip
Keith McNamara	....	focus puller
Phil Murray	....	camera grip
James Nesbitt	....	electrician
Shaun O'Dell	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Packman	....	electrician
Sam Renton	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Andy Siddall	....	lighting console operator
James Smith-Pryor	....	electrician
James Gilligan	....	guest electrician (uncredited)
Shaun Mone	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
David Taylor	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emma Brown	....	costume maker
Melanie Carter	....	costume maker
Charlotte Child	....	set costumer
Lee Clayton	....	tailor
Richard Cooke	....	assistant costume designer
Anna-Maria D'Amato	....	wardrobe assistant
Sally Davis	....	costume assistant
Julia Knight	....	wardrobe daily
Linda Lashley	....	costumer
Sharon Long	....	assistant costume designer
Emily Newbold	....	costume runner
Leigh Nicol	....	wardrobe assistant
Peter Paul	....	costume daily
Luan Placks	....	key costume stand-by
Maija Ross	....	wardrobe assistant
Thomas Sjolander	....	embroidery
Jane Spicer	....	costume assistant
Suzi Turnbull	....	costume supervisor
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	....	costume assistant
Michael Weldon	....	set costumer
Dale Wibben	....	costume maker
Dominic Young	....	costume cutter
Kathryn Blight	....	costume runner (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Steve Farman	....	negative cutter
John Stanborough	....	color timer

Music Department
Sylvia Addison	....	orchestra contractor
Vincent Cirilli	....	music editor
Tim Clark	....	music playback engineer
David Cullen	....	orchestrator
David Cullen	....	orchestrator: stage
Guy de Villiers	....	music coordinator
Elena Doria	....	vocal coach
Mary Hammond	....	vocal coach
Simon Lee	....	conductor
Simon Lee	....	music supervisor
Andrew Lloyd Webber	....	musical book: stage
Andrew Lloyd Webber	....	orchestrator: stage
The London Oratory School Schola	....	musicians: boys choir
Yann McCullough	....	music editor
Margaret Preece	....	singing voice: Carlotta
Simon Rhodes	....	orchestral recording engineer
Anne Skates	....	choir contractor
Richard Stilgoe	....	musical book: stage
Nigel Wright	....	music co-producer

Transportation Department
Brian Hathaway	....	transportation coordinator
Terry Wilde	....	driver

Other crew
Sophie Aitken	....	caterer
Hannah Alazhar	....	assistant floor runner
Caridad Angus	....	stand-in Emmy Rossum/ Miranda Richardson
Cate Arbeid	....	assistant to executive producer
Claire Baker	....	executive assistant: Mr. Schumacher
Samantha Black	....	production coordinator: second unit
Justin Blampied	....	title designer
Simon Cassels	....	title designer
Aaron Cooley	....	assistant: Mr. Schumacher
Graeme Crowther	....	sword master
Peter Darling	....	choreographer
Yvonne Eastmond	....	production accountant
Oliver Hazell	....	base runner (2004)
Mira Husseini	....	film publicist
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Vince Jordan	....	caterer
Debbie Kaye	....	carriages and horses
Claire L. Kenny	....	assistant accountant
Iain Lawrence	....	additional production assistant
Gillian Lynne	....	choreographer: stage
Cameron Mackintosh	....	stage producer
Jill McCullough	....	dialect coach
Tony Meister	....	title designer
Juliet Morris	....	runner
Debbie Moseley	....	assistant accountant
Nick Moss	....	assistant: Minnie Driver
Zoe Mylchreest	....	unit publicist
Lynne Page	....	associate choreographer
Harold Prince	....	stage director
Lisa Radin	....	crowd runner
Aminta Townshend	....	assistant script supervisor
Catherine Tyler	....	set production assistant
David Wilmore	....	technical advisor
David Zealey	....	production runner
Orlando Delbert	....	title designer (uncredited)

Thanks
Sarah Arnott	....	thanks
Derek Baldwin	....	thanks
Kristen Blodgette	....	thanks
Kazuko Cowley	....	thanks
Pippa Davidson	....	thanks
Wright Deana	....	thanks
Pascal Degove	....	thanks
Tamzin Denny	....	thanks
Graham Easton	....	thanks
Carrie Edwards	....	thanks
Bernadette Farrell	....	thanks
David Franks	....	thanks
Jorge Gallegos	....	thanks
Peter Gelb	....	thanks
Antony Gostyn	....	thanks
Nigel Green	....	thanks
Lynn Griffiths	....	thanks
Candice Gubbay	....	thanks
Matthew Hampton	....	thanks
Chris Hanson	....	thanks
Sam Harrop	....	thanks
Robin Hilton	....	thanks
Ruth Hoges	....	thanks
Mira Husseini	....	thanks
Victoria King	....	thanks (as Vicky King)
Charity Lomax	....	thanks
Michael Maxtone-Smith	....	thanks
Michael Orland	....	thanks
Richard Philipps	....	thanks
Veronica Richardson	....	thanks
Edwige Rollin	....	thanks
Jeff Sharp	....	thanks
Alison Shaw	....	thanks
James Shirras	....	thanks
Celeste Simone	....	thanks
Pam Slater	....	thanks
Paul Stevens	....	thanks
Laura Tatton	....	thanks
Ben Thomas	....	thanks
Kara Walters	....	thanks
Rachel Woodeson	....	thanks
David Zippel	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Odyssey Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Really Useful Films
• Scion Films
• Joel Schumacher Productions

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (2004) (Austria) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Panasia Films (2004) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2005) (UK) (video)
• Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (optical effects)
• Cinesite (models)
• Animated Extras (prosthetic makeup)
• Capital FX (additional opticals)
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The (inflatable crowd)
• Plowman Craven & Associates (3D LIDAR scanning and digital modelling)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Visual Effects Company, The (motion control) (as The VFX Co.)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• 20th Century Fox Studios  post-production facilities (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
• AFM Lighting  electrical equipment
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance services
• ARRI Media  grip equipment
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded and re-recorded at
• Action Stationers  stationery supplier
• Aerial Camera Systems  grip equipment
• Animal Ark  animals provided by
• Arion Facilities  telecine transfers
• Arion  video transfer
• Asylum VFX  titles
• Bank Leumi  bank financing
• Bickers Action Enterprises  tracking vehicles
• Camera Revolution  camera equipment provided by
• Capital FX  additional opticals (end titles)
• Capital Voices  choir contractor
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Chromakey-Hire.Com  blue and green screen supplied by
• Cosprop  costumes
• Crew Catering  catering
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation
• David Deane Associates  health and safety/fire services
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  adr recorded at (as De Lane Lea)
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity
• Dexia Banque International  bank financing
• Drill Hall, The  rehearsal rooms
• Edit Hire (New Technology)  editing equipment
• FX Rentals  audio equipment
• Film Finance  completion guarantor
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recorded at
• Halifax Bank of Scotland  bank financing
• Hit Factory, The  recording studio
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• Jerwood Space  rehearsal rooms
• Kodak  film stock
• Lays International  transport/trucks
• London Oratory School Schola, The  music performed by (as The London Oratory School Schola - boys' choir)
• Music Solutions  orchestra contractor
• Panavision Grips  grip equipment
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Personal Advisory Service  work permit advisor
• Pineapple Dance Centre  rehearsal rooms and dance studios
• Pinewood Studios  adr recorded at (sound effects and dialogue premixed at)
• Pinewood Studios  sound transfer (as Pinewood Studios Sound Transfer)
• Precision Cargo Services  shipping
• ProMed Medical Support Services  medical services
• Professional Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Propaganda  product placement
• Really Useful Group, The  stage production
• Rover Group  special thanks (for vintage vehicles) (as MG Rover Group Limited)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sargent Disc  payroll
• Shepperton Studios  foley recorded at
• Simkins Partnership  legal services
• Skratch Studios  recording studio (as Skratch at the Palace)
• Sony Classical  soundtrack released by
• Swarovski  special thanks (for crystal chandelier and crystals)
• T.C.E. Associates  photocopiers and fax machines
• Technicolor  laboratory
• Tennet Auditors  auditors
• The Travel Company  travel agent
• Tower Supplies  health and safety and hygiene
• TyNant Bottled Water  special thanks
• Warner Bros. Sound  adr recorded at (as Warner Bros.)
• Wavevend Communications  mobile phones (walkie talkies)
• Westlake Audio  recording studio
• Whitfield Street Studios  music re-recorded at
• Willie's Wheels  facilities

Also Known As:

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief violent images.

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | French | Italian | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:10 | Philippines:PG-13 | Hungary:14 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Greece:K-13 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Ireland:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Odyssey Entertainment

Trivia:

Joel Schumacher was chosen by Andrew Lloyd Webber after he saw The Lost Boys (1987) and was impressed by Joel Schumacher's use of music.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Raoul is falling through the stairs to save Christine, the gate is under the water, but when he comes up to the surface, the gate is lowering from above.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Auctioneer: Sold. Your number, sir? Thank you. Lot 663, then, ladies and gentlemen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Mask: The Story of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Angel of Music

Play it AGAIN!!

This is what I found myself saying when the end credits started rolling. I have seen the Stage Play 12 times. I have read the Book so may times I can not count it(LEaroux AND Kay's books). I will not put spoilers in here. All I'm going to say is go INTO it with an OPEN MIND. Some of the scenes are different from the Stage play. IT IS NOT a shot by shot remake. Bring Kleenex. Your going to need them. Butler plays Phantom with so much Intensity you CAN'T help but love him. I am NOT a fan of Minnie Driver by any means, but I have to say I liked her in this movie, she was even funny in it. As for Rossum she makes a good Christine. The costumes and the scenery were Beautiful. 2 days after seeing it, and I'm STIL IN AWE.