Directed by Terence Fisher Written by Anthony Hinds   Gaston Leroux   Cast Herbert Lom ... The Phantom / Professor L. Petrie Heather Sears ... Christine Charles Edward de Souza ... Harry Hunter Thorley Walters ... Lattimer Michael Gough ... Lord Ambrose D'Arcy Harold Goodwin ... Bill Martin Miller ... Rossi Liane Aukin ... Maria Sonya Cordeau ... Yvonne Marne Maitland ... Xavier Miriam Karlin ... Charwoman (as Miriam Carlin) Patrick Troughton ... The Rat Catcher Renee Houston ... Mrs. Tucker Keith Pyott ... Weaver John Harvey ... Sgt. Vickers Michael Ripper ... Longfaced Cabbie Miles Malleson ... 2nd Cabby Ian Wilson ... The Dwarf Uncredited Cast Ray Cooper ... Shocked Tympanist Leila Forde ... Teresa Lucy Griffiths ... Cleaner in Theatre Patrick Halpin ... Sait Joan Cast Geoff L'Cise ... Frenchman Waveney Lee ... Chorus Girl John Maddison ... Police Insp. Dawson Laurie Main ... Forbes Jane Merrow ... Chorus Girl Liam Redmond ... Police Insp. Ward Emile Stemmler ... Minor Role Cicely Walper ... Murdered Stagehand's Wife Fred Wood ... Stagehand Produced by Anthony Hinds   Basil Keys   Original Music by Edwin Astley

Additional Info Premiere: June 25, 1962 Theatrical Release: August 15, 1962 DVD Release: September 06, 2005 Blu-ray Release: September 13, 2016 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Hammer Films (as Hammer Film Production) Distributors Universal Pictures   (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal-International) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1968) (USA) (TV) Universal Studios Home Video   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2011) (USA) (DVD) (dvdr) (Universal Vault Series) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) Scream Factory   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Collector's Edition) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating 5.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,324 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #6,320 She (1965) #6,321 Children Of The Corn (2020) #6,322 Frosty Returns (1992) #6,323 Flag Day (2021) #6,324 The Phantom Of The Opera (1962) #6,325 The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) #6,326 Extraordinary Tales (2013) #6,327 Zombie Lake (1981) #6,328 Mad Monster Party (1967)