Don Giovanni (1979)

Movie Details

Original Title Don Giovanni

Original Language IT

Budget $7,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 0.5

Cast

Ruggero Raimondi

Don Giovanni

Popularity: 0.1

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John Macurdy

The Commendatore

Popularity: 0.2

Edda Moser

Donna Anna

Popularity: 0.2

Kiri Te Kanawa

Donna Elvira

Popularity: 0.4

Kenneth Riegel

Don Ottavio

Popularity: 0.1

José van Dam

Leporello

Popularity: 2.1

Teresa Berganza

Zerlina

Popularity: 0.4

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Malcolm King

Masetto

Popularity: 0.0

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Eric Adjani

A Valet in Black

Popularity: 0.2

Gianfranco Quero

Popularity: 0.2

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Roberto Del Lago

Popularity: 0.0

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Sandro Dal Pra

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Writer Frantz Salieri, Joseph Losey, Patricia Losey

Director Joseph Losey

Editor Reginald Beck, Emma Mennenti

Executive Producer Michel Seydoux, Robert Nador

Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Production

Gaumont

Caméra One

Opera Film Produzione

France 2

Janus Film und Fernsehen

Opéra National de Paris

Videos & Trailers

Losey's Don Giovanni (1979)-- Trailer

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Keywords

filmed opera

Reviews from TMDB

dnitzer

Feb 20, 2014

Frustrating rendition of Mozart's masterpiece. The singers are all first-rate, and led by Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra of the Paris Opera. But the direction by Losey and his team is unfocused, and seems to care more about making some confused socio-political commentary, and not so much about tel ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 9, 2025

I’m not usually a fan of cinematic adaptations of opera. They often resort to the lazy convenience of the photography and forget to include the heart and soul of the subject. Those elements are especially important with this dark and self-destructive tale of the womanising “Giovanni” (Ruggero ... Read more