Don Giovanni
Brief Synopsis
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Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, (whom Giovanni killed) makes his appearance. He offers Giovanni one last chance to repent for his multitudinious improprieties. He will not change his ways So, he is sucked down into hell by evil spirits. High drama, hysterical comedy, magnificent music!
Cast & Crew
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Joseph Losey
Director
Ruggero Raimondi
Don Giovanni
Edda Moser
Donna Anna
John Macurdy
Commander
Kiri Te Kanawa
Donna Elvira
Kenneth Riegel
Don Ottavio
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Period
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Films A2; Gaumont; Janus Films
Distribution Company
Curzon Artificial Eye; Gaumont International Productions; New Yorker Films; Sherlock Films
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, (whom Giovanni killed) makes his appearance. He offers Giovanni one last chance to repent for his multitudinious improprieties. He will not change his ways So, he is sucked down into hell by evil spirits. High drama, hysterical comedy, magnificent music!
Director
Joseph Losey
Director
Cast
Ruggero Raimondi
Don Giovanni
Edda Moser
Donna Anna
John Macurdy
Commander
Kiri Te Kanawa
Donna Elvira
Kenneth Riegel
Don Ottavio
Jose Van Dam
Leporello
Teresa Berganza
Zerlina
Malcolm King
Masetto
Eric Adjani
Black Valet
Crew
Reginald Beck
Editor
Philippe Brun
Camera Operator
Marie Castro
Editor
Gianni Cecchin
Production Supervisor
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstyles
Daniel Couteau
Sound Effects
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Other
Pamela Davies
Continuity
Luciano Defeo
Producer
Jean-francois Depouilly
Costumes
Hubert Devarine
Art Direction
Jean-louis Ducarme
Sound
Pierre Duquesne
Art Direction
Gerry Fisher
Director Of Photography
Jean-michel Lacor
1st Assistant Director
Rolf Liebermann
Technical Advisor
Rolf Liebermann
Artistic Conception
Joseph Losey
Screenwriter
Joseph Losey
Adaptation
Patricia Losey
Adaptation
Patricia Losey
Screenwriter
Lorin Maazel
Music Director
Jacques Maumont
Sound
Emma Menenti
Editor
Rodolfo Montagnani
Sound
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Other
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Jean-paul Mugel
Sound
Robert Nador
Producer
Michele Neny
Sound
Roberto Pace
Special Effects
Georges Pansu
Titles
David Pash
Production Manager
Alain Pillet
Camera Operator
Carlo Poletti
Director Of Photography
Janine Reis
Technical Advisor (Editor)
Janine Reiss
Other
Dominique Rigaux
Production Manager
Annalisa Nasalli Rocca
Costumes
Pierre Saint-blancat
Production Supervisor
Pierre Saint-blancat
Production Executive
Frantz Salieri
Costume Designer
Frantz Salieri
Adaptation
Frantz Salieri
Screenwriter
Frantz Salieri
Associate Director; Production Illustrator
Michel Seydoux
Producer
Giulio Tamassy
Sculptor
Alexander Trauner
Assistant Art Director
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction Assistant
Nicola Venditti
Production Manager
Claudio Vinale
Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Period
Release Date
1979
Production Company
Films A2; Gaumont; Janus Films
Distribution Company
Curzon Artificial Eye; Gaumont International Productions; New Yorker Films; Sherlock Films
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 1979
Released in United States on Video November 10, 1988
Released in United States Summer August 1979
Released in United States on Video November 10, 1988
