The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1962 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Michael Gough and Edward de Souza. The screenplay was by Anthony Hinds loosely adapted from the 1910 novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux. The film was made by Hammer Film Productions but was a financial failure. The British prints were in Technicolor, while the U.S. prints were in Eastman Color.