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) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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