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1988 Certificate 18
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Italian horror master Dario Argento pays homage to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he would remake a decade later, with this film about a hooded killer who torments the opera diva whom he adores. Cristina Marsillach stars as Betty, a young understudy who gets a chance to star in a production of Verdi's MACBETH when the lead .. Read more

Starring Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, William McNamara
Director Dario Argento
Genres Horror, World Cinema

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Terror At The Opera

Italian horror master Dario Argento pays homage to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he would remake a decade later, with this film about a hooded killer who torments the opera diva whom he adores. Cristina Marsillach stars as Betty, a young understudy who gets a chance to star in a production of Verdi's MACBETH when the lead breaks her leg. Her performance receives universal acclaim and also attracts the hooded killer who periodically kidnaps Betty, tapes razor blades under her eyes, and forces her to watch him commit murder. Like most of Argento's films, OPERA is long on style and short on sense, but among his work during the 1980s and 1990s, OPERA is one of the brightest spots.

Starring Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, William McNamara, Cristina Giachino
Director Dario Argento
Studio ARROW FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 47 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Mar 2003
Production year: 1988
Format DVD

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  • The Visconti of Violence goes straight for the throat (and eyes) in this stylishly sick thriller about a young diva -... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Rubbish...

    A bad plot, bad acting, bad dubbing and a bad ending....

    Way too much squealing...I kept looking for the tortured pig.

    A film for the seriously macbre or phychotic murderers.

      • A customer from Andover, England
      • Posted 10 Sep 2005 16:02

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    reasonable film

    I enjoyed seeing this one again. Would have given it 4 stars but for a weak denoument,some iffy acting(some iffy dubbing too), and a rather bizarre last few minutes.Pity a combination of the heroine's heavy breathing and squealing, plus the background music, drowned out what the killer was saying near the end. Had to guess a bit about the killers reasons.At least this film is a lot better than the same director's similar Phantom of the Opera remake, which is a complete mess and barely worth one star.

      • A customer from portsmouth
      • Posted 30 Dec 2004 19:57

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      • Italian horror master Dario Argento pays homage to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he would remake a decade later, with this film about a hooded killer who torments the opera diva whom he adores. ...