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Amadeus
1984
BiographyDramaHistoryMusic
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
IMDB 8.3
RT 93%
Metacritic 88
StarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeRoy Dotrice
DirectorMilos Forman
WriterPeter Shaffer (original stage play)Peter Shaffer (original screenplay)
AwardsWon 8 Oscars
  • Best Adapted ScreenplayWinner
    Peter Shaffer
  • Best SoundWinner
    Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Christopher Newman
  • Best Motion Picture of the YearWinner
    Saul Zaentz
  • Best Achievement in Makeup and HairstylingWinner
    Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
  • Best Achievement in DirectingWinner
    Milos Forman
  • Best Achievement in Costume DesignWinner
    Theodor Pistek
  • Best Art Direction-Set DecorationWinner
    Patrizia von Brandenstein, Karel Cerný
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleWinner
    F. Murray Abraham
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Tom Hulce
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography
    Miroslav Ondrícek
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
LanguageEnglishItalianLatinGerman
CountryUSAFranceCzechoslovakiaItaly