<P> The Phantom brings Christine back down to his lair . Madame Giry shows Raoul where the Phantom lives, and he goes to rescue Christine . The Phantom forces Christine to don the wedding dress and once again professes his love, and orders Christine to marry him . Christine tries to convince the Phantom that she does not fear his ugliness, but rather his anger and willingness to kill to get what he wants . Just then, Raoul enters the lair, and the Phantom ties him to a gate and threatens to kill him if Christine refuses to marry him . Christine reflects over the impossible choice before passionately kissing the Phantom to show him he is not alone in the world . The Phantom is shocked from experiencing real human love for the first time in his life . Ashamed of his murderous actions, he allows Christine and Raoul to leave and orders them to never return . He finds comfort in a little monkey music box . Christine approaches the Phantom, who tells her that he loves her, and she silently gives him the diamond ring from her finger to remember her by . After Christine and Raoul leave, the Phantom smashes every mirror in his underground lair and disappears through a secret passage behind a velvet curtain just before the police arrive . Upon entering, Meg finds only the Phantom's white mask . </P> <P> Moving back to 1919, the elderly Raoul visits Christine's gravesite and places the music box near her tombstone . He stands in silence for a moment and then turns to leave, but stops upon noticing a red rose with a black ribbon tied around the stem lying on the ground with Christine's engagement ring attached to it; implying that the Phantom still lives and still loves Christine . </P> <Ul> <Li> Gerard Butler as The Phantom </Li> <Li> Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé </Li> <Li> Patrick Wilson as Viscount Raoul de Chagny </Li> <Li> Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry </Li> <Li> Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli <Ul> <Li> Margaret Preece as Carlotta's singing voice </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Simon Callow as Gilles André </Li> <Li> Ciarán Hinds as Richard Firmin </Li> <Li> Victor McGuire as Ubaldo Piangi </Li> <Li> Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry </Li> <Li> Murray Melvin as Monsieur Reyer </Li> <Li> Kevin McNally as Joseph Buquet </Li> <Li> James Fleet as Monsieur Lefèvre </Li> <Li> Ramin Karimloo as Gustave Daaé </Li> </Ul> <Li> Gerard Butler as The Phantom </Li>

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