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The Phantom is a 1996 American superhero film directed by Simon Wincer. Based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, the film stars Billy Zane as a seemingly immortal crimefighter and his battle against all forms of evil. The Phantom also stars Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar and Patrick McGoohan. The film's plot is loosely inspired by three of The Phantom stories, "The Singh Brotherhood", "The Sky Band" and "The Belt"; but adds supernatural elements and several new characters.
Principal photography began in October 1995 and concluded on February 13, 1996. The film was shot in California, Thailand and Australia.
The Phantom was released on June 7, 1996, and received mixed reviews from film critics. Despite financial disappointment in its theatrical release, the film has since enjoyed success on VHS and DVD.
In the early 16th century, a young boy witnesses his father's death at the hands of Kabai Sengh during an attack on their ship by the ruthless Sengh Brotherhood. He is washed ashore on an island called Bengalla and found on the beach by tribesman who take him to their village. There he is given the Skull Ring and swears to devote his life to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. In adulthood, he adopts the identity of "The Phantom", a masked avenger. The role of The Phantom is passed on from father to son through centuries, leading people to believe in a single, immortal figure and accordingly to nickname him "The Ghost Who Walks" and "The Man Who Never Dies".
Actors: Kate Higgins (actress), Kate Higgins (actress), Grey DeLisle (actress), Jeff Bennett (actor), Peter MacNicol (actor), Vivica A. Fox (actress), Jeff Bennett (actor), John O'Hurley (actor), Kevin Michael Richardson (actor), Kevin Michael Richardson (actor), Wayne Brady (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Matthew Lillard (actor), Candi Milo (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family,Actors: Omid Djalili (actor), CeeLo Green (actor), Tony Bennett (actor), Teller (actor), Andrew Lloyd Webber (actor), Penn Jillette (actor), Nicole Scherzinger (actress), Peter Kay (actor), Barry Manilow (actor), John Kaye Cooper (producer), Leona Lewis (actress), Princess Anne (actress), Rolando Villazón (actor), Jason Manford (actor), Tim Minchin (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Omid Djalili (actor), CeeLo Green (actor), Tony Bennett (actor), Teller (actor), Andrew Lloyd Webber (actor), Penn Jillette (actor), Nicole Scherzinger (actress), Peter Kay (actor), Barry Manilow (actor), John Kaye Cooper (producer), Leona Lewis (actress), Princess Anne (actress), Rolando Villazón (actor), Jason Manford (actor), Tim Minchin (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Rusty Apper (actor), Ryan Hunter (actor), Kim Sønderholm (actor), Rusty Apper (producer), Rusty Apper (writer), Rusty Apper (composer), Rusty Apper (director), Rusty Apper (editor), Paul Kelleher (actor), Damian Morter (actor), Ava Santana (actress), Kelly-Marie Kerr (actress), Thomas-James Fisher (actor), Omar Robau (actor), Nils Reucker (producer),
Plot: A Hooded Killer leaves a small town in shock and fear as he continues to murder residents and leave the police force stunned and perplexed. 'The Phantom' Killer leaves no evidence or clues in his almost ghost like appearances that leave the town living in constant terror.
Keywords: gore, gun, killer, massacre, murder, phantom, slasher, texarkana, zodiac-killerActors: Miranda Richardson (actress), Andrew Lloyd Webber (writer), Kevin McNally (actor), Emmy Rossum (actress), Gaston Leroux (writer), Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer), Murray Melvin (actor), Simon Callow (actor), Paul Brooke (actor), Minnie Driver (actress), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Patrick Wilson (actor), Gerard Butler (actor), Joel Schumacher (writer), Andrew Lloyd Webber (writer),
Plot: Begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her friend leave. The girl is able to sing lead one night but the soprano doesn't want her show stolen so she comes back. The ghost demands they keep giving his protégé lead roles. Meanwhile, His pupil falls in love with the Vicomte de Chagny, but the Phantom is in love with Christine, his student. The Phantom is outraged by their love and kidnaps Christine to be his eternal bride. Will Raoul, the Vicomte, be able to stop this dastardly plan?
Keywords: 1870s, 1910s, 19th-century, auction, backstage, ballroom, based-on-novel, based-on-stage-musical, based-on-stage-musical-based-on-novel, black-and-whiteActors: Melvyn Bragg (editor), Michael Crawford (actor), Michael Crawford (actor), Melvyn Bragg (miscellaneous crew), Michael Crawford (actor), Tony Palmer (director), Mike Bluett (producer), Imogen Stringer (miscellaneous crew), Jan Jones (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Michael Burnett (director), Michael Burnett (actor), Vance Hartwell (actor), Rick Baer (actor), Timothy Ralston (actor), Tim Turner (actor), Diana Carbajal (actress), Diana Carbajal (writer), Mark Holding (composer),
Genres: ,Actors: Reginald Denny (actor), Richard Kiel (actor), Lon Chaney Jr. (actor), Roger Creed (actor), Roger Creed (actor), Paulette Goddard (actress), Ralph Helfer (miscellaneous crew), Ewing Miles Brown (actor), Gene Kauer (composer), Harold Daniels (director), John Carr (writer), Al Brodax (miscellaneous crew), Allan Nixon (actor), Lee Falk (writer), Adrian Weiss (producer),
Genres: Action,Actors: Stuart Holmes (actor), Henry Hull (actor), William Farnum (actor), Jim Backus (actor), William Fawcett (actor), Douglas Evans (actor), Peter Brocco (actor), Paul Cavanagh (actor), Lon Chaney (actor), Fred Clark (actor), Richard Conte (actor), John Crawford (actor), Francis X. Bushman (actor), Richard Egan (actor), Eddie Kane (actor),
Plot: Hollywood 1950: The successful producer Larry O'Brian arrives in Los Angeles to found a motion picture company. He buys an old studio which was unused since the days of silent movies. He's shown the office where the famous director Franklin Farrara was shot. The case hasn't been solved until now, although there were many suspects. O'Brian becomes fascinated by the subject and wants to shoot a movie about it. He investigates himself and soon gets into danger himself.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, actor, actress, archive-footage, california, confession, crime-confession, cult-directorActors: Rolfe Sedan (actor), Norman Kerry (actor), Edward Martindel (actor), John Miljan (actor), Lon Chaney (actor), Chester Conklin (actor), Arthur Edmund Carewe (actor), Joseph Belmont (actor), Edward Cecil (actor), George Davis (actor), Snitz Edwards (actor), Gibson Gowland (actor), Cesare Gravina (actor), William Humphrey (actor), Bernard Siegel (actor),
Plot: At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite in Faust) for unknown Christine Daae. Christine meets this phantom (a masked man) in the catacombs, where he lives. What's his goal ? What's his secret ?
Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, ballerina, based-on-novel, black-&-white-to-color, brother, catacomb, catacombs, creature-feature, death-of-title-characterThe Phantom movie clips: http://j.mp/1JbRmnQ BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/yNqiZh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: The Phantom (Billy Zane) rescues Diana Palmer (Kristy Swanson) but first he runs into some girl trouble. FILM DESCRIPTION: The first superhero ever, created by Lee Falk in 1936, gets another shot at movie stardom 60 years after achieving fame in comics and serials. Billy Zane stars as Kit Walker, who discovers that he's the 21st in a line of purple-clad African superheroes known as "The Phantom" or, to superstitious Bengalla Island natives, "the Ghost Who Walks." When he's not fighting the evil Singh Brotherhood with his faithful wolf Devil and white horse Hero, The Phantom lives in the hidden Skull Cave. Kit discovers that Xander ...
Billy Zane is The Phantom, a descendant of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius. Kristy Swanson co-stars.
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The Phantom movie clips: http://j.mp/1JbRmnQ BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/yNqiZh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Quill (James Remar) and his accomplices search for one of the three skulls deep inside a cave. FILM DESCRIPTION: The first superhero ever, created by Lee Falk in 1936, gets another shot at movie stardom 60 years after achieving fame in comics and serials. Billy Zane stars as Kit Walker, who discovers that he's the 21st in a line of purple-clad African superheroes known as "The Phantom" or, to superstitious Bengalla Island natives, "the Ghost Who Walks." When he's not fighting the evil Singh Brotherhood with his faithful wolf Devil and white horse Hero, The Phantom lives in the hidden Skull Cave. Kit discovers that Xander Drax (Trea...
/Four hundred years ago, a young boy witnessed his father's death during an attack on their ship by the bloodthirsty Sengh Brotherhood. He was washed ashore on Bengalla Island where he swore to devote his life to bring down piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. He became The Phantom, a masked avenger whose role was passed down for father to son, leading people to believe in an immortal figure called "The Ghost Who Walks". The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York City to prevent a power-hungry businessman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
The Phantom movie clips: http://j.mp/1JbRmnQ BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/yNqiZh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: The phantom (Billy Zane) destroys Drax (Treat Williams) and the three skulls with his fourth skull ring. FILM DESCRIPTION: The first superhero ever, created by Lee Falk in 1936, gets another shot at movie stardom 60 years after achieving fame in comics and serials. Billy Zane stars as Kit Walker, who discovers that he's the 21st in a line of purple-clad African superheroes known as "The Phantom" or, to superstitious Bengalla Island natives, "the Ghost Who Walks." When he's not fighting the evil Singh Brotherhood with his faithful wolf Devil and white horse Hero, The Phantom lives in the hidden Skull Cave. Kit discovers that Xander ...
The Phantom movie clips: http://j.mp/1JbRmnQ BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/yNqiZh Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: The Phantom (Billy Zane) and Diana Palmer (Kristy Swanson) say their goodbyes. FILM DESCRIPTION: The first superhero ever, created by Lee Falk in 1936, gets another shot at movie stardom 60 years after achieving fame in comics and serials. Billy Zane stars as Kit Walker, who discovers that he's the 21st in a line of purple-clad African superheroes known as "The Phantom" or, to superstitious Bengalla Island natives, "the Ghost Who Walks." When he's not fighting the evil Singh Brotherhood with his faithful wolf Devil and white horse Hero, The Phantom lives in the hidden Skull Cave. Kit discovers that Xander Drax (Treat Williams), a s...
80 years ago, on February 17th 1936, The Phantom was published for the first time. This video is a tribute and introduction to what is arguably the first comicbook hero, the one who set the template for those who followed. Narrated by Robb from RobotShlomo, check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeaLmoUzuiU6gu7nlC4HOwQ
So many centuries before
A stigmatized child was born
Legends and fables are told
The truth nobody knows
A humble child
With (a) weak mind
Goodness in his heart
Does goodness exist?
Revolution through peace
Love among worms
Impossible ideals
Does peace exist?
Two thousand years have past
Nothing that was told was learned
The phantom continues
Nailed at the same hill
Jesus never will come back
His soul cries in agony
(does) the agony exist?
(does) the phantom exist?
A being like that. The perfect man?
A lot of ideals. No answers for nothing
He preached the impossible
Showed us the darkness
Why we are so sad?
Does sadness exist?
Are you happy? Are you happy?
Poor insane
You got no conscience
About the cancer that devours your soul
See yours friend, see your parents
All infected with the virus of life
Don't worry about them
Don't worry about you
The cure is near