Amadeus, motion picture based on Peter Shaffers Broadway play about Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Released in 1984, the film won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. F. Murray Abraham earned an Academy Award for his performance as Antonio Salieri, the minor composer who narrates the film from an insane asylum. Most of the films action occurs during a flashback, 30 years in the past, when Salieri is the official composer of the Austrian court and Amadeus (played by Tom Hulce) is the popular new composer. Salieri is jealous of Amadeuss genius and offended by his coarseness and hedonism. Frustrated by his own mediocrity, Salieri tries to thwart Amadeuss career.
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)
Roderick Cook (Count Von Strack)
Milan Demjanenko (Karl Mozart)
Peter DiGesu (Francesco Salieri)
Richard Frank (Father Vogler)
Patrick Hines (Kappelmeister Bonno)
Nicholas Kepros (Archbishop Colloredo)
Philip Lenkowsky (Salieris servant)
Herman Meckler (Priest)
Jonathan Moore (Baron Van Swieten)
Cynthia Nixon (Lorl)
Brian Pettifer (Hospital attendant)
Vincent Schiavelli (Salieris valet)
Douglas Seale (Count Arco)
Miroslav Sekera (Young Mozart)
John Strauss (Conductor)
Karl-Heinz Teuber (Wig salesman)
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture (1984)
Academy Award for Best Actor (1984): F. Murray Abraham
Academy Award for Best Director (1984): Milo Forman
Academy Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium (1984): Peter Shaffer
Academy Award for Best Art Direction (1984): Partizia von Brandenstein, Karel Cerny
Academy Award for Best Costume Design (1984): Theodor Pistek
Academy Award for Best Makeup (1984): Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
Academy Award for Best Sound (1984): Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Picture (1985)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Drama (1985): F. Murray Abraham
Golden Globe Award for Best Director (1985): Milo Forman
Golden Globe Award for Best Writing, Screenplay (1985): Peter Shaffer
There are some flaws in the movie.First of all, THAT LAUGH... Then... there is no proof that he was unfaithful to his wife.Black-man might be just a legend.Another myth is the storyline... Salieri might have been his friend.So the whole story of assassination might be false. The only one person, who knows true is Salieri... The conduction(of an orchestra) at that time was different.ETC...
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