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!
Key facts
Cast
José van Dam, John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Ruggero Raimondi
Original language
Italian
Production companies
CAMÉRA ONE, GAUMONT, IDEATO DA, JANUS FILMS (ALLEMAGNE, RÉPUBLIQUE FÉDÉRALE D')
Based on
Don Giovanni
Awards
César Award for Best Production Design, César Award for Best Editing
Setting
Venice
Crew
Screenplay
Joseph Losey, Patricia Losey
Producer
Luciano De Feo, Robert Nador, Michel Seydoux
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Editing
Réginald Beck
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BAFTA Awards 1981 generic
- César Awards 1980 generic
- David di Donatello Awards 1980 generic
Titles
| Original title | Don Giovanni | Italian |
| Alternate title | Don Juan |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Don Giovanni - Highlights, Pages Choisies, Querschnitt - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1979) | 1 release, 1979: CBS |
| Cassette | Don Giovanni - Highlights, Pages Choisies, Querschnitt - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1979) | 1 release, 1979: CBS |
| Cassette | Don Giovanni - Highlights, Pages Choisies, Querschnitt - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1979) | 1 release, 1979: CBS |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Italian) |
Full credits
| Director | Joseph Losey |
| Cast | José van Dam, John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Ruggero Raimondi |
| Screenplay | Joseph Losey, Patricia Losey |
| Producer | Luciano De Feo, Robert Nador, Michel Seydoux |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Editing | Réginald Beck |
| Music | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Production design | Pierre Duquesne |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ducarme |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
