The Phantom of the Opera

1998 Italy & Hungary
Eastmancolor
Cinecittà Dolby Digital 106m

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Il fantasma dell'opera (Italian), La Fantôme dell'opera (French)

CREDITS

Production Company: Focus Film - Budapest, Medusa Film, Reteitalia Cine 2000
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Guiseppe Colombo
Hungarian Producer: Aron Sipos
Executive Producer: Claudio Argento
Screenplay: Dario Argento, Gerard Brach based on the novel by Gaston Leroux
Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor
Music: Ennio Morricone
Editor: Anna Napoli
Costume Designer: Agnes Gyarmathy
Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti
Production Designer: Antonello Geleng

CAST

Julian Sands (il Fantasma/Eric), Asia Argento (Christine Daae), Andrea Di Stefano (Raoul De Chagny)
Coralina Cataldi Tassoni (Honorine), Nadia Rinaldi (Carlotta), Lucia Guzzardi (Madame Giry)
Aldo Massasso (Pourdieu), Gianni Franco (Montluc), David D'Ingeo (Alfred), John Pedeferri (Princard)
Leonardo Treviglio (Jerome De Chagny), Massimo Sarchielli (Buquet), Luis Molteni (Nicolaud)
Enzo Cardogna (Marcel), Istvan Bubik (Ignace).

VIDEO



France: TF1 Video - Uncut as Le fantôme de l'opéra, letterboxed, French language.
Italy: Medusa Video - 98m 53s.
Sweden: Sandrew Metronome - 100m.
Russia: ORT Video - 103m.
NOTE - Click here to order the U.S NTSC video.

UK: Tartan Video - 100 mins, Uncut, English language.

DVD


* r2

Italy: Medusa - Uncut 106m, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Italian and English,
Italian and English Subtitles, Trailer, 'Making of' featurette, Short 'On The Set' Feature, Film notes, Biographies.




* r0

USA: A-Pix Entertainment - Uncut 103m, 16:9 anamorphic letterboxed and 4:3 full frame versions,
Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, Photo Gallery, Filmographies, Theatrical and Video trailers,
Spanish subtitles, Fangoria Article about Claudio Argento, Interview with Julian Sands,
Behind the scenes.

NOTE - Some brief problems with sound synch and some mild transfer problems with disc compression.
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* r2

France: TF1 Video - as Le fantôme de l'opéra, Uncut, 1:85.1 letterboxed, French Mono, English Mono, French subtitles, Asia and Dario Argento Biographies.




* r2

Germany: Sunfilm - as Das Phantom der Oper, Uncut, 16:9 anamorphic Widescreen, German DTS 5.1, German Dolby 2.0, English Dolby 2.0, trailers.
Denmark: On Air Video - Directors cut, widescreen.



* r0

UK: Tartan Video - 100 mins, Uncut, anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0, English language,
Dario and Asia Argento filmographies. Theatrical trailers, "Trauma" trailer, Alan Jones film notes,
Behind the scenes segment, Promo and TV spots.
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SOUNDTRACK

Italy: Image Music/RTI Music Srl, IMG 13382, il Fantasma dell'Opera - Ennio Morricone,
the complete soundtrack.

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Sleepless

2000 Italy
117m

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

NONHOSONNO (Italian), Non ho sonno (Italian provisional title),
Insomniac; I Can't Sleep (English provisional titles)

CREDITS

Production Company: Opera Film
Distributor: Medusa Film
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Dario Argento and Claudio Argento for Opera Film
Executive Producer: Claudio Argento
Story: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
Screenplay: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini with the collaboration of Carlo Lucarelli
Production Supervisor: Tommaso Calevi

Cinematography: Ronnie Taylor
Art Director: Antonello Geleng
Special make-up effects: Sergio Stivaletti
Music: Goblin
Editor: Anna Napoli
Sound producer: Tullio Morganti
Costume Designer: Susy Mattolini
Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti
Production Designer: Antonello Geleng

World sales: Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Released on: Friday, January 5, 2001

CAST

Max Von Sydow (Inspector Ulisse Moretti), Stefano Dionisi (Giacomo), Chiara Caselli (Gloria),
Rosella Falk (Laura De Fabritiis), Paolo Maria Scaldondro (Inspector Manni), Roberto Zibetti (Lorenzo), Gabriele Lavia (Betti, a lawyer), Massimo Sarchielli (Leone), Barbara Mautino (Dora), Conchita Puglisi (Amanda), Barbara Lerici (Angela), Elena Marchesini, Roberto Accornero, Alessandra Comerio, Luca Fagioli, Diego Casale, Daniela Fazzolari.

VIDEO

USA: Artisan Entertainment - Cut, R rated version, Pan & scan.


UK: MIA Video Entertainment - Uncut, Widescreen.
Greece: label unknown, Uncut, Pan & scan.
NOTE - Click here to order this uncut PAL video.

DVD


* r2

Italy: Medusa - NONHOSONNO, PAL Uncut 113m, Widescreen Anamorphic 1.77:1 aspect ratio, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles for both Italian and English languages.
Theatrical Trailer, Special 15 minute behind the scenes featurette, Biographies.



* r1

USA: Artisan Entertainment - Region 1 NTSC, Uncut, Pan & Scan, English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Dolby Digital 2.0, trailer, biographies.
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* r0

UK: MIA Video Entertainment - 2 Disc Set
Disc 1 : 117m, Uncut, Anamorphic Widescreen,
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Trailer, Special 15 minute behind the scenes featurette, Biographies, Stills Gallery

Disc 2 : Dario Argento - An Eye for Horror Documentary, Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0, Stills Gallery.
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here to order this DVD.



* r2

Germany: Sunfilm Entertainment - 117m, Slightly Cut, 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, German DTS 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby 2.0, English Dolby 2.0, 'Making of' featurette, Trailer.
NOTE - Sunfilm Entertainment was not allowed to publish the original Italian version.
German censors requested 5 very short cuts.

SOUNDTRACK

Italy: NONHOSONNO, Universal Music Italia srl. album
LIMITED EDITION Cinevox CD
Cat. # CD MDF 342 DK, Music Publisher: Bixio C.E.M.S.A

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