Amadeus
By: the Saul Zaentz Company presents Peter Shaffer's [production], a Milos Forman film ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; screenplay and original stage play by Peter Shaffer ; directed by Milos Forman
Contributors: Ondříček, Miroslav, 1934-2015, director of photography; Christopher, T. M., film editor; Danevic, Nena, film editor; Chandler, Micahel, film editor; 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; McMillan, Kenneth, 1932-1989, actor; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791; Marriner, Neville, conductor; Tharp, Twyla, choreographer; Saul Zaentz Company; Warner Home Video (Firm)
Edition: Director's cut.
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781419874024; 9781419887055
Subjects: Composers; Envy; Conduct of life; Men; Teatro; Drama; Envidia; Compositores (Música); Film adaptations; History
Other titles: Amadeus, special CD compilation
Description: 1781, Vienna. Court composer Antonio Salieri believes that Mozart's music is divine. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. But he is unable to understand why God favored Mozart who is such a vulgar, bawdy and impish creature, to be his instrument. Salieri goes mad with envy and has made himself an enemy of God. He is set to take revenge and plots to destroy Mozart by any means necessary.
Notes: Director's cut originally released in 2001 ; Feature originally released as a motion picture in 1984.

Special features: Commentary by director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer; "The making of Amadeus" documentary; theatrical trailer.

This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.

Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler ; director's cut edited by T.M. Christopher ; music conductor, Sir Neville Marriner ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp.

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

MPAA rating: R; for brief nudity.

Blu-ray disc.

English (TrueHD 5.1, Dolby 5.1, Dolby stereo.), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1), dubbed German (Dolby 5.1), dubbed Italian (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish subtitles; English, German or Italian subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Table of contents: title: Amadeus, special CD compilation. -- 1:; title: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The abduction from the Seraglio, K.384), Chorus of the Janissaries (arr.) / Ich möchte wohl (Ein Deutsches Kriegslied), K.539 -- (4:30 min.) -- 2:; title: Concerto for two pianos, K.365, 3rd movement -- (7:15 min.) -- 3:; title: Le nozze di Figaro, act IV, Ah tutti contenti -- (2:19 min.) -- 4:; title: Die Zauberflöte (The magic flute), aria (No. 14), "Queen of the night" (Die Hölle rache Kocht) -- (6:53 min.) -- 5:; title: Piano concerto in D minor, K.466, 2nd movement (Romanza) -- (12:21 min.) -- 6:; title: Symphonie concertante, K.364, 1st movement -- (13:38 min.) -- 7:; title: Six German dances (Nos. 1-3), K.509 -- (2:52 min.) -- 8:; title: Don Giovanni, K.527, Act II, Commendatore scene-- (6:56 min.).