The Phantom of the Operetta (1955 film)
| The Phantom of the Operetta | |
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| Directed by | Enrique Carreras |
| Written by | René Marcial Manuel Rey Alfredo Ruanova |
| Starring | Alfredo Barbieri Amelia Vargas Tono Andreu |
| Cinematography | Alfredo Traverso |
| Edited by | José Gallego |
| Music by | Víctor Slister |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Phantom of the Operetta (Spanish:El Fantasma de la opereta) is a 1955 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras and starring Alfredo Barbieri, Amelia Vargas and Tono Andreu. The film premiered on 24 June 1955.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Óscar Lagomarsino.
The film is comedy horror-themed, evoking horror characters such as Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and the Wolf Man.[2]
Plot
[edit]The Phantom is a violent serial killer that tortures and murders the chorus girls.
Cast
[edit]- Alfredo Barbieri
- Amelia Vargas
- Tono Andreu
- Gogó Andreu
- Inés Fernández
- Mario Baroffio
- Alfonso Pisano
- Manuel Alcón
- Lalo Hartich
Reception
[edit]El Mundo opined that the film was a: "Luck of a pirouette supported by the obligatory convention of the case." La Nación wrote:: "Evocations of the famous Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man, dominators of serious films, appear in this comedy of scares and jokes with music, animation and very lively rhythms."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "El fantasma de la opereta" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b Manrupe, Raúl; Portela, María Alejandra (2001). Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930–1995) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor. p. 227. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.
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