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Phantom
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0617311672897
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Flicker Alley, LLC
Languages: English (Subtitled), German (Original Language), German (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Flicker Alley, LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Flicker Alley, LLC
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Running Time: 120 minutes
Studio: Flicker Alley, LLC
Theatrical Release Date: 1922
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Editorial Review:
Flicker Alley, in partnership with the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Foundation is proud to present, Phantom, which marked a major turning point in the influential career and the groundbreaking style of cinema poet F.W. Murnau. In this beautifully reconstructed and restored edition from an amazingly detailed, original 1922 negative, Alfred Abel (Metropolis, Dr. Mabuse) plays Lorenz Lubota, a man obsessed with his own desires to achieve fame and wealth, who must confront the barriers of class keeping him from a woman (Lya de Putti)with whom he has had a fateful encounter.
Featuring a magnificent new orchestral score by Robert Israel, this powerfully expressive and surprisingly insightful film is a triumph of German Weimar cinema and a wonderful collaboration of many of its most skilled artisans and recognizable performers. Through dazzling visuals and memorable characters, Phantom paints a portrait of the corrupting influence of money, the conformity of societal norms, and the redemptive power of family.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Lesser Known Murnau Marred By Horrible Lead Performance
Unfortunately, I must agree with one of the other reviewers here who said that the lead actor became quite annoying. Truth be told, he was pretty annoying right from the beginning. I was very disappointed watching "Phantom." There are some beautiful visual moments to be sure, but I found that the entire enterprise was all but ruined by Alfred Abel's lead performance. The character should have been played by someone much younger and much prettier. This way, modern viewers might be more apt to ... Read More
Rating: - Hardly a Pleasant Suprise
Although visually stunning, this film was far from watchable simply because of the plot. I suppose it's a personal complaint, but the leading man became incredibly annoying. His "slip into madness" over the mere sight of a beautiful woman is hardly believable and it's certainly not sympathetic. To be honest, I found him to be rather pathetic. It just didn't seem like there was enough motivation for his downward spiral. As the film drew to a close, I found very little that could redeem this massive ... Read More
Rating:  - Stunning !
Perhaps not the best Murnau film, but surely the best edition of a
silent film I have ever seen. Wonderful!
Rating: - One of Murnau's best visually told films
The transfer is really good and the music is beautiful. I was a bit disappointed that the inter titles are in English and tinted green but other than that, I have no complaints.
The film was good. It is extremely well told with some unbelievable scenes. It is really worth buying the DVD just for those scenes. I had how ever problems with the story (I just could not believe that an honest man like that would loose his head so easily). I also thought that Alfred Abel was to old for the part, ... Read More
Rating: - Another Outstanding Flicker Alley Release.
Here comes another outstanding silent film release from the folks at Flicker Alley. First there was THE GARDEN OF EDEN a very obscure film from director Lewis Milestone with Corrine Griffith. Next came JUDEX a celebrated serial from Louis Feuillade which was unavailable for decades and now there is F.W. Murnau's PHANTOM which was made after NOSFERATU in 1922. Despite the title there is nothing supernatural about PHANTOM. It is based on a novel by Gerhard Hauptmann as adapted by Thea von Harbou and deals ... Read More
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