| Edition |
Two-disc special ed. ; director's cut ; widescreen version. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1. |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French; subtitles available in English, French, or Spanish. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek; editors, Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler; editor of the director's cut, T.M. Christopher; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; singers include Samuel Ramey, Felicity Lott, Richard Stilwell, John Tomlinson, Willard White, June Anderson, and Brian Kay; instrumental soloists: Ivan Moravec, Imogen Cooper, piano, Thomas Bloch, glass harmonica; orchestra, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; music conductor and supervision, Neville Marriner ; choreography and opera staging by Twyla Tharp. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1984 motion picture ; director's cut originally released in 2001. |
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Special features disc 1: cast and crew biographies ; commentary by Milos Forman and Peter Shaffer ; awards. Disc 2: making of Amadeus ; theatrical trailer. |
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Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0. |
| Summary |
Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents a partly fictitious account of the life of Antonio Salieri, a sound but not invariably inspired 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Contents |
Disc A. Feature film -- disc B. The making of Amadeus. |
| Subject |
Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016 -- Film adaptations.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 -- Drama.
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Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825 -- Drama.
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Composers -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Mozart, Constanze, 1763-1842 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Forman, Miloš. Director.
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Zaentz, Saul. Production personnel.
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Abraham, F. Murray. Actor.
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Hulce, Tom, 1953- Actor.
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Berridge, Elizabeth, 1962- Actor.
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Callow, Simon, 1949- Actor.
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Dotrice, Roy, 1923-2017. Actor.
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Composer.
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Ramey, Samuel. voc
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Lott, Felicity. voc
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Stilwell, Richard. voc
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Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22- voc
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White, Willard. voc
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Moravec, Ivan, 1930-2015. Instrumentalist.
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Cooper, Imogen. Instrumentalist.
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Marriner, Neville. Conductor.
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Tharp, Twyla. Choreographer.
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Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016.
Author. Amadeus
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Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Performer.
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Saul Zaentz Company. Producer.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Producer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm) Distributor.
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| ISBN |
0790765152 |
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9780790765150 |
| Standard No. |
085393746421 |
| Music No. |
37464 Warner Home Video |
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