Drama ·Music · Germany · 1979 · 2h 56m

Don Giovanni

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Director
Joseph Losey
Cast
Ruggero Raimondi as Don Giovanni John Macurdy as The Commendatore Edda Moser as Donna Anna Kiri Te Kanawa as Donna Elvira Kenneth Riegel as Don Ottavio José van Dam as Leporello
Crew
Gerry Fisher — Director of Photography Reginald Beck — Editor Emma Mennenti — Editor Frantz Salieri — Writer Patricia Losey — Writer Joseph Losey — Writer
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!

Trailer Don Giovanni — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
filmed opera
Key Collaborators
Joseph Losey Director Gerry Fisher Director of Photography Reginald Beck Editor Emma Mennenti Editor Frantz Salieri Writer Patricia Losey Writer Joseph Losey Writer Alexandre Trauner Production Design Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca Costume Design
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