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Amadeus (1984) -- The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
Amadeus (1984) -- The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
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Director:
Writers:
Peter Shaffer (play)
Peter Shaffer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 September 1984 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Amadeus. The man. The music. The magic. The madness. The murder. The mystery. The motion picture. more
Plot:
The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 13 nominations more
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(32 articles)
Birthday Suits: Good Hair, and Good Music.
 (From FilmExperience. 14 November 2009, 7:29 AM, PST)

Film School 101: Protagonists
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Also Known As:
Amadeus: Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
Amadeus: The Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
Peter Shaffer's Amadeus: Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief nudity. (director's cut)
Runtime:
160 min | 180 min (director's cut)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (director's cut) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:PG (also director's cut) | Sweden:7 (director's cut) | Germany:12 (director's cut) | Malaysia:(Banned) (director's cut) | Iran:(Banned) (director's cut) | Philippines:X (director's cut) | Czech Republic:15 (director's cut) | Singapore:NC-16 (video rating) (cut) | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG (director's cut) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) (director's cut) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) (director's cut) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-7 (re-rating) | Finland:S (original rating) | France:U | Hong Kong:II | Iceland:L | Mexico:C (director's cut) | Netherlands:AL (director's cut) | Norway:12 (original rating) | Norway:15 (director's cut) | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All (director's cut) | Spain:T (director's cut) | Sweden:11 (original rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | USA:PG (No. 27396) | USA:R (director's cut) | West Germany:12 | Ireland:PG
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According to Milos Forman's autobiography, one studio offered to provide funding for Amadeus (1984) on the one condition that Forman cast Walter Matthau (a reported Mozart enthusiast) for the role of Mozart. Forman refused the offer, considering Matthau to be too old for the role. more
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Factual errors: As with most historical biopics, some of the events did not occur exactly as they are portrayed in the film, or may have happened at a different time. Some did not take place at all and are included purely for dramatic purposes. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Salieri: Mozart! Mozart, forgive your assassin! I confess, I killed you...
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Soundtrack:
Concerto for Piano in E flat, K482 more

FAQ

Was Mozart such a goofball as he is depicted in this film?
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45 out of 59 people found the following comment useful.
Amadeus, 15 April 2003
Author: Angie (PELAR001@gannon.edu) from Erie, PA

When the two worlds of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart collide in Milos Forman's Amadeus, it is anything but a symphony. As the court composer of the Emperor of Austria, all Salieri desires are fame and recognition as a composer; it is all he had wanted his whole life. When he learns that Mozart, whose name he had known as long as he can remember, is going to come to the court to play, Salieri cannot wait to meet the outstanding and righteous man that he knows he must be. However, when Salieri learns that Mozart is a young, crude, and unrefined young man, endowed with all the talent and ability that he ever wanted and strived for, it plants a seed of jealousy that soon grows into bitter resentment and hatred, not only for Mozart, but also towards God. Salieri's desire to get rid of him is seemingly boundless as he plots and schemes for Mozart's demise. It is no wonder why Amadeus won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, with 5-Star performances by F. Murry Abraham as Antonio Salieri and Tom Hulce as Mozart. Amadeus is an emotionally charged and tragic piece, a story of the life of one of the world's most famous composers, as seen through the eyes of his worst enemy.

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