Phantom of the Opera (1943 film)

Phantom of the Opera
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arthur Lubin
Screenplay by	Samuel Hoffenstein Eric Taylor
Story by	John Jacoby
Based on	The Phantom of the Opera 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux
Produced by	George Waggner
Starring	Nelson Eddy Susanna Foster Claude Rains Edgar Barrier Leo Carrillo Jane Farrar J. Edward Bromberg Fritz Feld Hume Cronyn
Cinematography	W. Howard Greene Hal Mohr
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Music by	Edward Ward
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	August 12, 1943 (1943-08-12) (Los Angeles, California) August 27, 1943 (1943-08-27) (United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.75 million[1]
Box office	$1.6 million (US rentals)[2] 2,316,416 admissions (France, 1945)[3]

Phantom of the Opera is a 1943 American romantic horror film directed by Arthur Lubin, loosely based on Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera and its 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film stars Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Claude Rains, as well as being composed by Edward Ward.

The first adaptation of the source material to be filmed in Technicolor, Phantom of the Opera was even more freely adapted than Universal's silent picture. The film reused Universal's elaborate replica of the Opéra Garnier interior, which had originally been created for the 1925 film. Despite mixed critical reviews, the film was a box office success. It is also the only classic Universal horror film to win an Oscar, for Art Direction and Cinematography.