Peter Shaffer's Amadeus / the Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film ; original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Milos Forman.

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Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Amadeus (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Saul Zaentz Company
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Forman, Miloš
Zaentz, Saul
Abraham, F. Murray
Hulce, Tom, 1953-
Berridge, Elizabeth, 1962-
Callow, Simon, 1949-
Dotrice, Roy, 1923-2017
Ebersole, Christine
Jones, Jeffrey, 1947-
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Marriner, Neville
Tharp, Twyla
Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English language soundtracks (5.1 Dolby surround or 2.0 Dolby stereo) and French language soundtrack (5.1 Dolby surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Two-disc special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, > 1756-1791 > Drama.
Salieri, Antonio, > 1750-1825 > Drama.
Mozart, Constanze, > 1763-1842 > Drama.
Mozart, Constanze, > 1763-1842.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, > 1756-1791.
Salieri, Antonio, > 1750-1825.
Composers > Austria > Vienna > Drama.
Composers.
Austria > Vienna.
Feature films > United States.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Amadeus director's cut.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984; director's cut originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Widescreen version preserving the aspect ratio of the original motion picture.
Running time includes only feature.
Special features include: commentary soundtrack with Milos Foreman and Peter Shaffer ; documentary, The making of Amadeus ; theatrical trailer ; cast and crew biographies ; awards.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ3 D0018978 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; CHV rating: 14A.
ISBN:0790765152
9780790765150
Credits:Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler ; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; music conductor and supervision, Neville Marriner ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen.
Cast:
F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones.