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Summary:

When Mozart arrives at the court of Emperor Joseph II, court composer Antonio Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires himself have been bestowed on a bawdy joker. Mad with envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by any means.

Table of Contents:

• Side A. Movie (part 1)
• Side B. Movie (part 2) ; Special features.

Contributors:

Forman, Miloš , director

Zaentz, Saul , film producer

Abraham, F. Murray , actor

Hulce, Tom, 1953- , actor

Berridge, Elizabeth, 1962- , actor

Callow, Simon, 1949- , actor

Dotrice, Roy, 1923-2017 , actor

Ebersole, Christine , actor

Jones, Jeffrey, 1947- , actor

Kay, Charles, 1930- , actor

Ondříček, Miroslav, 1934-2015 , director of photography

Von Brandenstein, Patrizia , production designer

Marriner, Neville , conductor

Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016

Saul Zaentz Company , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Warner Home Video (Firm) , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

English and French soundtracks with optional English and French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Included Works:

Amadeus (Motion picture)

Amadeus (Motion picture) (French)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Amadeus [by Shaffer, P.]

Subjects:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 — Drama

Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825 — Drama

Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016 — Film adaptations

Composers — Austria — Vienna — Drama

Envy — Drama

Vienna (Austria) — Drama

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825

Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016

Composers

Envy

Austria — Vienna

Austria — Vienna (Reichsgau)

Genres:

Film adaptations

Feature films

Biographical films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD; region 1; widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English) ; Dolby surround stereo (French).

Performers:

Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek; production design, Patrizia Von Brandenstein; music, Sir Neville Marriner.

General Notes:

Based on the Broadway play by Peter Shaffer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Amadeus ©1984, supplementary material compilation ©2009 The Saul Zaentz Company, package design ©2009 The Saul Zaentz Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Includes interactive menus, production notes, scene access, theatrical trailer, and alternate music-only track.
Winner Academy Award for best picture, best actor (F. Murray Abraham), best art direction, best costume design, best director, best makeup, best sound, best adaptation screenplay.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; brief nudity.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (2 hr., 40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; Dolby Digital 5.1

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MDVD 01168

ISBNs:

9781419886768
1419886762

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 883929089024
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 1000117090

OCLC Numbers:

706617724