The Versions: VHS, DVD, & Director's Cut

The following information will tell you more about the different versions of Amadeus avaliable.

VHS VERSION (1984)

Director: Milos Forman
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, NTSC
Rated: R
Studio: Warner Studios

VHS Features: NTSC format (US and Canada only). Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, NTSC

ASIN: 0790734060
Ordering: Amazon.com

* The VHS version is also avaliable in widescreen caption.

DVD VERSION (1997)

Director: Milos Forman
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Rated: R
Studio: Warner Studios

DVD Features: Commentary by director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer, alternate music-only track featuring Neville Marriner's acclaimed scoring of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart music, production notes, theatrical trailer, widescreen anamorphic format

ASIN: 6304712936
Ordering: Amazon.com

* Personally, I recommend the Director's Cut edition over the standard DVD for the extra footage.

DIRECTOR'S CUT VERSION (2002)

Director: Milos Forman
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Rated: R
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Features: Commentary by director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer, theatrical trailer, new 2001 digital transfer from restored elements of 3-hour director's cut, soundtrack remastered, behind-the-scenes documentary: "The Making of Amadeus" (37 min.), widescreen anamorphic format

Number of discs: 2
ASIN: B00006DEFA
Ordering: Amazon.com

* Personally, I recommend this version over all other versions. It's the ultimate Amadeus package.