19842h 40mDir. Miloš Forman

Amadeus

Name: Amadeus
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Released: 1984-09-19
Duration: 2 h 40 min
Rating: 5
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice

“The man... The music... The madness... The murder... The motion picture.”

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Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Starring:F. Murray Abraham,Tom Hulce,Elizabeth Berridge,Simon Callow,Roy Dotrice

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

F. Murray Abraham

Antonio Salieri

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Elizabeth Berridge

Constanze Mozart

Simon Callow

Emanuel Schikaneder

Roy Dotrice

Leopold Mozart

Christine Ebersole

Katerina Cavalieri

Jeffrey Jones

Emperor Joseph II

Charles Kay

Count Orsini-Rosenberg

Kenny Baker

Parody Commendatore

Lisbeth Bartlett

Papagena

Barbara Bryne

Frau Weber

Martin Cavani

Young Salieri

Key Production Crew

Director

Miloš Forman

Screenplay & Writers

Peter Shaffer, Peter Shaffer

Cinematography

Miroslav Ondříček

Original Score

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Producers

Saul Zaentz

Film Details

Budget$18,000,000

Box Office Revenue$90,007,557

Original Languageen

Production Studios

The Saul Zaentz Company

Keywords & Themes

#opera#composer#musician#marriage crisis#italy#talent#emperor#austria#based on true story#based on play or musical

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

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Amadeus (1984), directed by Miloš Forman, is a lavish, operatic, and ultimately compelling exploration of genius, envy, and madness. Set in the late 18th century, the film dramatizes the supposed rivalry between Wolfgang...

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