Amadeus (1984)

Taglines:

Amadeus. The man. The music. The magic. The madness. The murder. The mystery. The motion picture. See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief nudity (director's cut) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Latin | German

Release Date:

19 September 1984 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Amadeus: The Director's Cut See more »

Filming Locations:

Kromeríz, Czech Republic See more »

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$505,276 (USA) (23 September 1984) (25 Screens)

Gross:

$51,973,029 (USA)

Production Co:

The Saul Zaentz Company See more »

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Runtime:

160 min  | 180 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (director's cut) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Trivia

Milos Forman and Peter Shaffer spent four months adapting the very stylized play into a workable script. They added characters such as the priest, maid, archbishop, and mother-in-law; Mozart's character was enlarged beyond Salieri's perceptions; and Salieri's monologues were reworked visually. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When the confessor is waiting to enter Salieri's door from the hallway of the asylum, there is a woman sitting with her back to him (and the camera) talking to a patient. She is wearing a red business suit jacket with obvious, 80's style, shoulder pads. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Salieri: Mozart! Mozart, forgive your assassin! I confess, I killed you...
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Crazy Credits

The producer, screenplay writer and director thank the following for their boundless assistance in our effort to present the physical authenticity and aura you have seen and felt in "Amadeus":
-The National Theatre of Czechoslovakia and Prague's Tyl Theatre management for allowing us to film in the Tyl sequences from the operas: "Abduction from the Seraglio," "The Marriage of Figaro," and "Don Giovanni." It was actually in this magnificently preserved theatre that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart conducted the premiere performance of "Don Giovanni" on October 29, 1787.
-His Eminence Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek for his kindness in permitting us to use his beautiful residence headquarters in Prague as the Emperor's palace.
-The Barrandov Studios and CS Filmexport for their help in filming "Amadeus" in Prague and in castles and palaces throughout Czechoslovakia. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K620"
(1791)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited)
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder (uncredited)
Performed by The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (as Academy of St Martin In The Fields)
Conducted by Neville Marriner
Excerpts Sung by June Anderson (Queen of the Night), Brian Kay (Papageno) and Gillian Fisher (Papagena) See more »