Amadeus
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Amadeus

The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.

8.0 / 10 1984 2h 40mPG English
DramaHistoryMusic

Storyline

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Cast & Crew

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Antonio Salieri

Lead
Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Elizabeth Berridge

Elizabeth Berridge

Constanze Mozart

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Emanuel Schikaneder

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Leopold Mozart

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Katerina Cavalieri

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Emperor Joseph II

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Count Orsini-Rosenberg

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Miloš Forman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Amadeus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker