| Authors: |
Saul Zaentz Company.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Forman, Miloš.
Zaentz, Saul.
Abraham, F. Murray.
Hulce, Tom, 1953-
Berridge, Elizabeth, 1962-
Callow, Simon, 1949-
Dotrice, Roy, 1925-
Ebersole, Christine.
Jones, Jeffrey, 1947-
Kay, Charles.
Ondricek, Moroslav.
Von Brandenstein, Patrizia.
Marriner, Neville.
Shaffer, Peter, 1926-
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Vienna (Austria) -- Drama.
Composers -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
Envy -- Drama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,1756-1791 -- Drama.
Salieri, Antonio,1750-1825 -- Drama.
Shaffer, Peter,1926- -- Film and video adaptations.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009] |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
1419886762 9781419886768 |
| Notes: |
Based on the Broadway play by Peter Shaffer. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. |
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Includes interactive menus, production notes, scene access, theatrical trailer, and alternate music-only track. |
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F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay. |
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DVD; region 1; Dolby digital surround (English), Dolby surround stereo (French). |
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English and French soundtracks with English and French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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For private home use only. |
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Director of photography, Moroslav Ondricek; production design, Patrizia Von Brandenstein; music, Sir Neville Marriner. |
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Winner Academy Award for best picture, best actor (F. Murray Abraham), best art direction, best costume design, best director, best makeup, best sound, best adaptation screenplay. |
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| Audience |
MPAA rating: PGRating on container: R. |
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| Summary: |
When Mozart arrives at the court of Emperor Joseph II, court composer Antonio Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires himself have been bestowed on a bawdy joker. Mad with envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by any means. |