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The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was coarse, bawdy, drunk, screeched like a child and yet was one of the greatest composers who ever lived.

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ProducerSaul Zaentz

EAN7321900374644

eBay Product ID (ePID)3955069

Product Key Features

ActorTom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice

Film/TV TitleAmadeus

DirectorMilos Forman

LanguageEnglish

Run Time153 Mins

FormatDVD

Release Year2002

FeaturesSpecial Edition\Documentary - 1. The Making of AMADEUS (37 minutes)\Audio Commentary - 1. Milos Forman - Director and Peter Shaffer - Screenwriter\Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical\Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew

GenreDrama, Historical

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificatePG

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Additional InformationAMADEUS - DIRECTOR'S CUT includes new footage that was not used in the 1984 original, as well as improved sound.<BR>In a lavish 18th-century parlor in Austria, an elderly man is found, by his servant, with his throat slashed. The wound is self-inflicted, and the man is the little-known composer Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), contemporary and adversary of the now-famed, but once reviled, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Later, from his cell in an insane asylum, Salieri tells a priest (Herman Meckler) the story of his association with Mozart, confessing that he actually killed the brilliantly gifted but troubled young man. Based on the award-winning play by Peter Shaffer, Milos Forman's riveting, brilliant, Oscar-winning AMADEUS is a fictionalized account of the real-life mysterious death of Mozart. Abraham, in the role that won him the Best Actor Oscar, is the celebrated court composer to Joseph II (Jeffrey Jones)--his confidence and religious dedication shaken when he meets the boorish 26-year-old Mozart as he chases his future wife (Elizabeth Berridge) around a party while making obscene remarks. Furious that this clownish boy can produce such beautiful music, Salieri determines to keep Mozart's talent from lasting recognition and sets himself on a course for Mozart's destruction that leads to his own as well. Mozart continues to mount beautiful, moving operas (incredibly staged in the film), but becomes obsessed with writing a Requiem as his friends, family, health, and resources waste away, Salieri's manipulating presence always there. It is hard to imagine anyone--whether they are knowledgeable about classical music or not--who would not be held captive by this superb feast for the eyes and ears, a film whose excellence can be felt in every detail.

AwardsBest Picture 1985 -, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1985 - Peter Shaffer, Best Actor In A Leading Role 1985 - F. Murray Abraham, Best Director 1985 - Milos Forman

ScreenwriterPeter Shaffer

AuthorPeter Shaffer

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleAmadeus