William Finley as Winslow Leach

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William Finley as Winslow Leach refers to the actor’s cult-favorite performance as the disfigured, Faustian composer-turned-masked avenger in Brian De Palma’s rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmPerformance
appearsInWork Phantom of the Paradise
associatedWithCharacter Phoenix
Swan
basedOn FaustLegend
linked to: Faust legend
centralTheme FaustianBargain
linked to: Faustian bargain

corruptionInMusicIndustry
revenge
characterName Winslow Leach
characterType composer
maskedAvenger
tragicAntihero
costumeFeature blackLeatherOutfit
silverBirdLikeMask
countryOfOrigin United States
cultReception midnightMovieFavorite
directedBy Brian De Palma
disfigurementCauseInStory recordPressAccident
distributedBy 20thCenturyFox
linked to: 20th Century Fox
genre cultFilm
musicalHorror
rockHorror
hasAliasInWork The Phantom
hasCultFollowingInRegion Canada
France
NorthAmerica
influencedBy Faust
ThePhantomOfTheOpera
ThePictureOfDorianGray
languageOfWork English
musicStyleInWork glamRock
pop
rock
narrativeFunction protagonist
notableFor cultFavoriteStatus
disfiguredAppearance
notableSceneFeature organPerformance
singingThroughVocoder
occupationInStory composer
songwriter
portrayedBy William Finley
productionCompanyOfWork HarborProductions
linked to: Harbor Productions
releaseYearOfWork 1974
soundtrackComposer Paul Williams
toneOfPerformance melodramatic
operatic
workMedium featureFilm

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Phantom of the Paradise portraysCharacter William Finley as Winslow Leach