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.
2 videodiscs (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical mixed Dolby video file DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: 14A
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"Director's cut"--Container Originally released as a motion picture in 1984; director's cut originally released as a motion picture in 2001 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 DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital For private home use only Audio tracks in English and French with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
