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Drama / Biography / Music
USA, 1984, 160 min (Director's cut: 180 min, Alternative: 173 min)

Directed by:

Miloš Forman

Screenplay:

Peter Shaffer (theater play) (more)

Cinematography:

Miroslav Ondříček

Composer:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (non-original) (more)

Cast:

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan, Kenny Baker (more)
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Plots(1)

In a lavish 18th century parlor in Austria, an elderly man is found, by his servant, with his throat slashed. The wound is self-inflicted, and the man is the little-known composer Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), contemporary and adversary of the now-famed, but once reviled, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Later, from his cell in an insane asylum, Salieri tells a priest (Herman Meckler) the story of his association with Mozart, confessing that he actually killed the brilliantly gifted but troubled young man. (official distributor synopsis)

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Awards

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Academy Awards

  • 1985 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1985 - Miloš Forman (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1985 - F. Murray Abraham (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1985 - Peter Shaffer (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1985 - Karel Černý, Patrizia von Brandenstein (Best Achievement in Production Design)
  • 1985 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
  • 1985 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
  • 1985 - Best Sound Mixing
  • 1985 - Tom Hulce (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1985 - Miroslav Ondříček (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
  • 1985 - Best Achievement in Film Editing