The Phantom of the Opera

Overview

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]

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1916

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Greenbaum-Film

Cast

Ernst Matray,Aud Egede-Nissen,Nils Olaf Chrisander

Director

Ernst Matray

Writer

Greta Schröder

Producer

Jules Greenbaum

Cinematography

Mutz Greenbaum

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0418056