The Phantom of the Opera (1916)

Das Phantom der Oper was a 1916 silent film. The film, also known as Das Gespenst im Opernhaus, is notable for being the first film adaptation of the 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. The film is now believed to be a lost film. No copies, photographs or even a poster of the film remain. All that is known is that it was made in Germany in autumn 1915, directed by Ernst Matray, starring Nils Chrisander as the Phantom and Aud Egede-Nissen as Christine, and Raul played by director Ernst Matray.[1]

Released

1916-01-01

Genres

Horror, Drama

Runtime

76 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ernst Matray, Greta Schröder

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes