

Phantom of the Paradise
He sold his soul for rock n’ roll!
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
- $250K
- Language
- English
- mask
- new york city
- rock 'n' roll
- suicide attempt
- greed
- haunted house
- phantom
- palace
- musical
- satire
- revenge
- soul selling
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)PG31 Oct 1974
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalRated AA, cuts8 Jan 1975
- TheatricalRated AA, re-release, no cuts9 Aug 1978
- Physical15DVD30 Aug 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical161 Nov 1975
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1825 Apr 1975
FranceFR
- TheatricalU25 Feb 1975
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1625 Jul 1975
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT159 Nov 2014
ItalyIT
- Theatrical13 Jun 1975
JapanJP
- Theatrical31 May 1975
SpainES
- Theatrical1331 Oct 1975
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Phantom of the Paradise was released on 31 October 1974.
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CinemaSerf
9/20/2024
William Finley as the eponymous character and Paul Williams as the duplicitous record producer "Swan" both ham up enjoyably in this update of the Gaston Leroux novel. "Finley" is writing a cantata, parts of which are overheard by the unscrupulous "Swan" who gets his sidekick "Philbin" (George Memmoli) to pinch the score. Next thing, auditions are ongoing and the poor old writer has been well and truly sidelined. He's…
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