The Phantom of the Opera 20 years old

The classic musical comes to the big screen for the first time.

The Phantom of the Opera

Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets back up with her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love

Credits

The Phantom of the Opera Cast

Name Character
Gerard Butler He was 35, now 55 years old as The Phantom
Ciarán Hinds He was 51, now 71 years old as Firmin
Patrick Wilson He was 31, now 51 years old as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny
Kevin McNally He was 48, now 68 years old as Buquet
Simon Callow He was 55, now 75 years old as Andre
James Fleet He was 52, now 72 years old as Lefevre
Emmy Rossum She was 18, now 38 years old as Christine Daaé
Paul Brooke He was 60, now 80 years old as Auctioneer
Minnie Driver She was 34, now 54 years old as Carlotta
Miranda Richardson She was 46, now 66 years old as Madame Giry
Jennifer Ellison She was 21, now 41 years old as Meg Giry
Victor McGuire He was 40, now 60 years old as Piangi
Judith Paris as Carlotta's Seamstress

The Phantom of the Opera Crew

Name Department
John Fenner as Art Direction. Art
Gaston Leroux as Novel. He was 136 (58) years old when He died Writing
John Mathieson as Cinematography. He was 43 (now 63) years old Crew
Peter Darling as Choreographer. He was 54 (now 74) years old Crew
Terry Rawlings as Editor. He was 71 (86) years old when He died Editing
Alexandra Byrne as Costume Design. She was 44 (now 64) years old Costume & Make-Up
Anthony Pratt as Production Design. He was 44 (now 64) years old Art
Andrew Lloyd Webber as Producer. He was 56 (now 76) years old Production
Andrew Lloyd Webber as Screenplay. He was 56 (now 76) years old Writing
Lynne Page as Associate Choreographer. Crew
Paul Kirby as Art Direction. He was 38 (now 58) years old Art
Celia Bobak as Set Decoration. She was 4 (now 24) years old Art
The Phantom of the Opera poster
The Phantom of the Opera (20 years)

The classic musical comes to the big screen for the first time.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 08, 2004
  • Runtime: 143 minutes
  • Budget: 70000000.00
  • Revenue: 154648887.00