| 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 |
Constanze Mozart
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| Simon Callow |
Emanuel Schikaneder/Papageno
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| Roy Dotrice |
Leopold Mozart
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| Christine Ebersole |
Katerina Cavalieri/Costanza
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| Jeffrey Jones |
Emperor Joseph II
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| Charles Kay |
Count Orsini-Rosenberg
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| Kenneth McMillan |
Michael Schlumberg (2002 Director's Cut)
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| Kenny Baker |
Parody Commendatore
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| Lisabeth Bartlett |
Papagena
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| Barbara Bryne |
Frau Weber
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| Martin Cavina |
Young Salieri (as Martin Cavani)
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| Roderick Cook |
Count Von Strack
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| Milan Demjanenko |
Karl Mozart
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| Peter DiGesu |
Francesco Salieri
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| Richard Frank |
Father Vogler
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| Patrick Hines |
Kappelmeister Bonno
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| Nicholas Kepros |
Archbishop Colloredo
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| Philip Lenkowsky |
Salieri's Servant
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| Herman Meckler |
Priest
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| Jonathan Moore |
Baron Van Swieten
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| Cynthia Nixon |
Lorl
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| Brian Pettifer |
Hospital Attendant
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| Vincent Schiavelli |
Salieri's valet
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| Douglas Seale |
Count Arco
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| Miroslav Sekera |
Young Mozart
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| John Strauss |
Conductor
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| Karl-Heinz Teuber |
Wig Salesman
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| Cassie Stuart |
Gertrude Schlumberg (2002 Director's Cut) (as Cassie Stewart)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Biography; Drama; Music |
| Director |
Milos Forman |
| Producer |
Saul Zaentz |
| Writer |
Peter Shaffer |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
2 hr 38 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The satirical sensibilities of writer Peter Shaffer and director Milos Forman (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest) were ideally matched in this Oscar-winning movie adaptation of Shaffer's hit play about the rivalry between two composers in the court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II--official royal composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), and the younger but superior prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). The conceit is absolutely delicious: Salieri secretly loathes Mozart's crude and bratty personality, but is astounded by the beauty of his music. That's the heart of Salieri's torment--although he's in a unique position to recognize and cultivate both Mozart's talent and career, he's also consumed with envy and insecurity in the face of such genius. That such magnificent music should come from such a vulgar little creature strikes Salieri as one of God's cruelest jokes, and it drives him insane. Amadeus creates peculiar and delightful contrasts between the impeccably re-created details of its lavish period setting and the jarring (but humorously refreshing and unstuffy) modern tone of its dialogue and performances--all of which serve to remind us that these were people before they became enshrined in historical and artistic legend. Jeffrey Jones, best-known as Ferris Bueller's principal, is particularly wonderful as the bumbling emperor (with the voice of a modern midlevel businessman). The film's eight Oscars include statuettes for Best Director Forman, Best Actor Abraham (Hulce was also nominated), Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. --Jim Emerson |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Layers |
Single side, single layer |
| UPC |
085393621827 |
| Chapters |
61 |
| Release Date |
12/17/1997 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Packaging |
Paper Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Behind the Scenes Documentary The Making of Amadeus
Feature Length Audio Commentary by Milos Forman and Peter Shaffer
Interactive Menus
Cast/Director Career Highlights
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Access
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