In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has announced the Amadeus 4K and Blu-ray release date of the remastered version of the award-winning period drama starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce. The film was an adaptation of the 1979 stage play of the same name, which was also inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s 1830 play Mozart and Salieri.
“A disciplined Italian composer becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,” reads the official synopsis.
When is the Amadeus 4K and Blu-ray release date?
The remastered version of Amadeus will be available to purchase on for the first time digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on February 25. The ensemble cast includes F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart, Simon Callow as Emanuel Schikaneder, Roy Dotrice as Leopold Mozart, Christine Ebersole as Katerina Cavalieri, Jeffrey Jones as Emperor Joseph II and Charles Kay as Count Orsini-Rosenberg.
Listed below are the special features included in both the digital release and Blu-ray disc:
- The Making of Amadeus (New)
- Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece
The movie was directed by acclaimed filmmaker Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) from a screenplay written by Academy Award winner Peter Shaffer. It was produced by Saul Zaentz. The movie earned multiple awards including eight Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay based on Material from Another Medium, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, and Best Sound.