Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1984-09-19) |
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| Awards: | Won 8 Oscars. 43 wins & 15 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $51,973,029 |
| Screen: | Peter Shaffer, Zdenek Mahler |
| Productions: | The Saul Zaentz Company |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Latin, Deutsch, Italiano |
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Casts
- 1164: F. Murray Abraham - Antonio Salieri
- 3999: Tom Hulce - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 4000: Elizabeth Berridge - Constanze Mozart
- 4001: Simon Callow - Emanuel Schikaneder
- 4002: Roy Dotrice - Leopold Mozart
- 4003: Christine Ebersole - Katerina Cavalieri
- 4004: Jeffrey Jones - Emperor Joseph II
Crews
- 3974: Miloš Forman - Director - Directing
- 3975: Peter Shaffer - Theatre Play - Writing
- 3975: Peter Shaffer - Screenplay - Writing
- 4006: Michael Hausman - Executive Producer - Production
- 4007: Bertil Ohlsson - Executive Producer - Production
- 1310: Saul Zaentz - Producer - Production
- 4008: Miroslav Ondříček - Director of Photography - Camera
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_**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 strugg ....
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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). Abrah ....
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