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Amadeus

Amadeus

The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.

19848.02h 40m

Overview

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

Directed by Miloš Forman
Written by Peter Shaffer
Produced by Saul Zaentz
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $90.0M

Top Cast

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Antonio Salieri

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Elizabeth Berridge

Elizabeth Berridge

Constanze Mozart

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Emanuel Schikaneder

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Leopold Mozart

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Katerina Cavalieri

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Emperor Joseph II

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Count Orsini-Rosenberg

Kenny Baker

Kenny Baker

Parody Commendatore

L

Lisbeth Bartlett

Papagena

Themes & Keywords

operacomposermusicianmarriage crisisitalytalentemperoraustriabased on true storybased on play or musicalmozartgodmurdervienna, austriaenvy18th centuryprodigybitter

About Amadeus

Amadeus is a history, music, drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of opera, composer, musician, marriage crisis, italy, talent. Directed by Miloš Forman, it stars F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge. Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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