Amadeus director's cut / [videorecording (DVD)] : Peter Schaffer's Amadeus. 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. - Two-disc special ed. - Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2002. - 2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1984; director's cut originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Widescreen version preserving the aspect ratio of the original motion picture. Running time includes only feature. Special features include: commentary soundtrack with Milos Foreman and Peter Shaffer ; documentary, The making of Amadeus ; theatrical trailer ; cast and crew biographies ; awards.

Disc A. Feature. Cst and crews. Awards -- Disc B. The making of Amadeus. Theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler ; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; music conductor and supervision, Neville Marriner ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp. Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler ; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; music conductor and supervision, Neville Marriner ; choreographer, Twyla Tharp.

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

Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD ; Widescreen.


English language soundtracks (5.1 Dolby surround or 2.0 Dolby stereo) and French language soundtrack (5.1 Dolby surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

0790765152 $26.99

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 --Drama.
Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825 --Drama.
Mozart, Constanze, 1763-1842 --Drama.
Shaffer, Peter, 1926- --Film and video adaptations.


Composers--Austria--Vienna--Drama.