| Amadeus - Director's Cut (1984)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| F. Murray Abraham |
Antonio Salieri
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| Tom Hulce |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| Elizabeth Berridge |
Constance Mozart
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| Simon Callow |
Emanuel Schikaneder
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| Jeffrey Jones |
Emperor Joseph II
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| Roy Dotrice |
Leopold Mozart
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| Christine Ebersole |
Katerina Cavalieri
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| Charles Kay |
Count Orsini-Rosenberg
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| Kenneth McMillan |
Michael Schlumberg
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| Lisbeth Bartlett |
Papagena
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| Kenny Baker |
Parody Commendatore
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Crime; Drama; Music; Musical |
| Director |
Milos Forman |
| Producer |
Saul Zaentz; Peter Shaffer; Michael Hausman; Bertil Ohlsson |
| Writer |
Peter Shaffer |
| Cinematography |
Miroslav Ondricek |
| Studio |
Creative Design |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
173 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
8.3 |
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| Plot |
| Follow the life of Wolfgang A. Mozart, through the eyes of his rival and contemporary Antonio Salieri. The plot is driven by Salieri's jealousy of Mozart's talent. Salieri's attempted suicide lands him in a sanetorium. A priest visits him to hear his confession, and gets an earful as Salieri confesses to lifelong jealousy, behind-the-scenes backstabbing and possibly the murder of Mozart. Through Salieri's eyes we learn of Mozart's prodigious childhood, the control his father excercized on his life, his marriage to Constance and his fancy for wine, women and song. We also get an excellent lesson in the twists and turns of Mozart's career from court composer, folk opera composer, and his genius in composition. We see first-hand how Mozart is plagued by the "child star" syndrome; after a famous and successful childhood, Mozart is ill-equipped to handle the pressures of adulthood. In the end, Constance leaves Mozart out of frustration, only to return to find Salieri, whom she has never trusted, helping a very sick Mozart finish a commissioned requiem, in hopes of benefiting himself. While Mozart is, at times, presented as a caricature, it teaches much about this man, his music, and his life. |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
87 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/25/2007 |
| Condition |
DVD+R |
| Store |
alt.binaries.dvdr |
| Storage Device |
Binder 1 |
| Owner |
REG |
| Links |
IMDB
Amazon US
DVD Empire
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition/ Director's Cut |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1; Region 2 |
| Screen Ratio |
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Widescreen (16:9) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
085393746421 |
| Chapters |
61 |
| Release Date |
9/24/2002 |
| Subtitles |
Arabic; English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| "Making of..." Commentaries Filmographies Theatrical Trailers/TV Spots |
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