Amadeus
Warner Bros. Pictures; 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
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Two-disc special ed. ; director's cut ; widescreen version
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 2001
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2002]
- Copyright:
- ©2002
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- 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.
- Contributors:
- Forman, Miloš , directorZaentz, Saul , production personnelAbraham, F. Murray , actorHulce, Tom, 1953- , actorBerridge, Elizabeth, 1962- , actorCallow, Simon, 1949- , actorDotrice, Roy, 1923-2017 , actorMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 , composerRamey, Samuel , singerLott, Felicity , singerStilwell, Richard , singerTomlinson, John,d1946 Sept. 22- , singerWhite, Willard , singerMoravec, Ivan, 1930-2015 , instrumentalistCooper, Imogen , instrumentalistMarriner, Neville , conductorTharp, Twyla , choreographerAcademy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prfSaul Zaentz Company , producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/proWarner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) , producer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/proWarner Home Video (Firm) , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst
- Language Notes:
- In English or dubbed French; subtitles available in English, French, or Spanish. Closed-captioned.
- Main Work:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Amadeus [by Shaffer, P.]
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD; Region 1.
- Performers:
- Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones.
- Production 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.
- General Notes:
- DVD release of the 1984 motion picture ; director's cut originally released in 2001.
Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0.
Special features disc 1: cast and crew biographies ; commentary by Milos Forman and Peter Shaffer ; awards. Disc 2: making of Amadeus ; theatrical trailer. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: R.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- AMA 1984 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 0790765152
9780790765150 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 085393746421
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 37464 - OCLC Numbers:
- 187706193
