The Phantom of the Operetta (1955 film)

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 Phantom of the Operetta
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Directed byEnrique Carreras
Written byRené Marcial
Manuel Rey
Alfredo Ruanova
StarringAlfredo Barbieri
Amelia Vargas
Tono Andreu
CinematographyAlfredo Traverso
Edited byJosé Gallego
Music byVíctor Slister
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Release date
  • 24 June 1955 (1955-06-24)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

The film is comedy horror-themed, evoking horror characters such as Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and the Wolf Man.[2]

Plot

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The Phantom is a violent serial killer that tortures and murders the chorus girls.

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Reception

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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]

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  1. ^ "El fantasma de la opereta" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ 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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