<P> The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British - American musical drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber 's 1986 musical of the same name , which in turn is based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux . It was produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher . It stars Gerard Butler in the title role , as the Phantom . Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé , Patrick Wilson as Raoul , Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry , Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli , and Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry . </P>
<P> The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British - American musical drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber 's 1986 musical of the same name , which in turn is based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux . It was produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher . It stars Gerard Butler in the title role , as the Phantom . Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé , Patrick Wilson as Raoul , Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry , Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli , and Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry . </P>
who plays the phantom in phantom of the opera
who plays the phantom in phantom of the opera
Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler