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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.

Overview

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Director:
Milos Forman
Writers:
Peter Shaffer (play)
Peter Shaffer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 September 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
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
User Comments:
A triumph of genius more

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Additional Details

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)
Country:
USA
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) | UK:PG (also director's cut) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:7 (director's cut) | Germany:12 (director's cut) | Iran:(Banned) (director's cut) | Malaysia:(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
Filming Locations:
Kromeriz, Czech Republic more

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Trivia:
The piece of Mozart's music with the oboe and clarinet themes, whose score Salieri so deeply admires in one of the earliest sequences, is the Adagio, or third movement, of the Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, KV361, also known as "Gran Partita". more
Goofs:
Factual errors: At the time if his death, Mozart had two sons living, Karl and Franz. The Mozarts had seven children total, five had died before Mozart's death. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Salieri: Mozart! Mozart, forgive your assassin! I confess, I killed you...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Last Horror Movie (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K 466, 2nd movement more

FAQ

Was Salieri a real person or just made up for the movie?
Why is this film titled with Mozart's middle name?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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69 out of 100 people found the following comment useful:-
A triumph of genius, 9 September 2000
Author: tombew from Samara, Russia

"Amadeus", while historically inaccurate in numerous ways, is a brilliant film. Its central character is not a man but an attribute of man at his most remarkable: genius. Mozart's genius was at the highest level, on par with Shakespeare, Michelangelo and Balanchine. Forman knew this when he undertook translating Peter Shaffer's play. Although most of the acting is on a very high plane, the actors themselves are not top tier, not should they be. A famous, easily recognizable actor would have detracted from the central thesis that genius is greater than the one on whom it has been entrusted. Mozart was, of course, deeper than the character shown in the movie, but no personal life could equal the extent and depth of the musical genius that flowed from this little man. The letters he sent to his father show a remarkable sensitivity and depth of understanding. However, they are not paradigms of literary greatness. The immense contribution of W. A. Mozart lay in some of the most sublime music ever written. Fortunately, the film gave us snippets of some of the real gems in the Mozart canon: the great C Minor Mass, the Requiem and "Don Giovanni". Forman realized that no human being will ever be great enough or have the background to pen such masterpieces without intervention from elsewhere. This is certainly true of Shakespeare as well. So what we have here, ultimately, is a celebration of genius, that great gift to mankind that nearly always proves to be too much for the person who is chosen to manifest it to the rest of us. Many thanks to Milos Forman for the wisdom to keep out of the way and allow genius to shine through. In that sense, "Amadeus" is an exercise in humility. Few films come across as blessings for those who experience them. "Amadeus" is one such film.

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