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The Resource Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film ; original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Milos Forman

Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film ; original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Milos Forman

Label
Amadeus
Title
Amadeus
Statement of responsibility
Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film ; original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Milos Forman
Title variation
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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
Awards note
Eight Academy Awards including best picture, director, actor (Abraham), and adapted screenplay.
Cataloging source
PUL
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Executive producers: Michael Hausman, Bertil Ohlsson ; director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler ; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; music conductor and supervision, Neville Marriner ; choreographer and opera staging, Twyla Tharp
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
English and French language tracks; English and French subtitles
LC call number
PR6037.H23
LC item number
A8 1997
PerformerNote
F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1953-
  • 1962-
  • 1949-
  • 1923-2017
  • 1947-
  • 1926-2016
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Forman, Miloš
  • Hausman, Michael
  • Ohlsson, Bertil
  • Zaentz, Saul
  • Abraham, F. Murray
  • Hulce, Tom
  • Berridge, Elizabeth
  • Callow, Simon
  • Dotrice, Roy
  • Ebersole, Christine
  • Jones, Jeffrey
  • Shaffer, Peter
  • Saul Zaentz Company
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
160
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Salieri, Antonio
  • Composers
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film ; original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Milos Forman
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen
  • All music heard throughout the film written by W.A. Mozart
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984
  • Bonus features include cast & crew, behind the scenes, casting, musical notes, Salieri and Mozart, a Mozart chronology, locations, awards, alternate music-only track, theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Side A. Movie (part 1) -- Side B. Movie (part 2) ; Special features
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (160 min.)
Isbn
9780790733647
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085393621827
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
36218
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm49373861
  • (OCoLC)49373861
  • 1829118
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital surround 5.1; double-sided disc
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company presents a Milos Forman film ; original stage play and screenplay by Peter Shaffer ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; directed by Milos Forman
Publication
Note
  • Widescreen
  • All music heard throughout the film written by W.A. Mozart
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984
  • Bonus features include cast & crew, behind the scenes, casting, musical notes, Salieri and Mozart, a Mozart chronology, locations, awards, alternate music-only track, theatrical trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Side A. Movie (part 1) -- Side B. Movie (part 2) ; Special features
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (160 min.)
Isbn
9780790733647
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085393621827
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
36218
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm49373861
  • (OCoLC)49373861
  • 1829118
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital surround 5.1; double-sided disc
Video recording format
DVD

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