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Amadeus

R
Movie
1984
2h 41m
English
History, Music, Drama
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.
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8.3
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Amadeus (1984) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
88

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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
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
Salieri's Servant
Jonathan Moore
Baron Van Swieten
Brian Pettifer
Hospital Attendant
Vincent Schiavelli
Salieri's Valet
Douglas Seale
Count Arco
John Strauss
Conductor
Directed By: Miloš Forman
Written By: Peter Shaffer (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

Matthew Brady-deleted-1534855046 says...
7 years ago
"Because if you lived, as I did, several years under Nazi totalitarianism, and then 20 years in communist totalitarianism, you would certainly realize how precious freedom is, and how easy it is to lose your freedom." RIP Milos Forman
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CptArius says...
8 years ago
So much one could say about the film but what i will say is that it is incredibly engaging. Going in to this film i wondered if i would keep up but it grabs you in and you hang off each word, each musical note. Beautiful film.
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Zillah says...
7 years ago
Simply magnificent. Try and see the play too, it’s excellent.
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saundrew says...
9 years ago
I do love me some classical music. You really do need to give this a watch if you've never seen it. This is not just some generic biopic. Instead you're seeing a great interpretation of what Mozart was like by a man who loved his music, but not his personality. The two main actors in this are both fantastic. Oh, and the score. That's pretty solid.
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Featured User Reviews

drqshadow
9/10  3 years ago
Antonio Salieri - a pious, polite working musician - allows himself to be utterly corrupted by the sting of professional jealousy. Comfortable in his position as Emperor Joseph II's court composer, Salieri is intoxicated by the delicate, masterful work of a contemporary, then repulsed to learn of th More
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nextstep
8/10  2 months ago
Let's look at the sweets in "Amadeus" from another perspective: they symbolize the *hollow rewards* of Salieri's life, and the *empty pleasures* that distract him from deeper fulfillment.

**Sweets as Superficial Satisfaction:**
In this interpretation, the sweets that Salieri constantly consumes More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
Rarely can I think of a more worthy multi-award winning performance than that from F. Murray Abraham in this masterfully crafted - if entirely speculative - retrospective on the life and times of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (portrayed here by the astonishingly effective Tom Hulce). Abraham portrays the More
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Wuchak
4 years ago
_**Lively costume biography about Mozart’s last nine years in Austria**_

Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) is a competent but mediocre composer in Vienna, Austria, in the late 1700s. He recognizes the God-given genius of the younger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) and struggles with bitte More
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