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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.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Peter Shaffer (play)
Peter Shaffer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 September 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
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
NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Birthday Suits: Good Hair, and Good Music.
 (From FilmExperience. 14 November 2009, 7:29 AM, PST)

Film School 101: Protagonists
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An Excellent film of describing Mozart's life from wealthy with great fame that shatters in pieces more (409 total)

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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)
Amadeus (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
юЛЮДЕИ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Amadeus (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Amadeus (France) [fr]
Amadeus (Greece) [el]
Amadeus (Brazil) [pt]
Amadeus (Czech Republic) [cs]
Amadeus - ohjaajan versio (Finland) (director's cut) [fi]
Amadeus - version intégrale (France) (director's cut) [fr]
Amadeus: El montaje del director (Spain) (director's cut) [es]
Amadeusz (Poland) [pl]
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief nudity. (director's cut)
Runtime:
160 min | 180 min (director's cut)
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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
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The play, on which the film is based, was first performed on November 2, 1979 at the National Theatre in London. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The dancers in the opera/ballet scene are wearing costumes with zippers clearly visible. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Salieri: Mozart! Mozart, forgive your assassin! I confess, I killed you...
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Soundtrack:
Caro Mio Ben more

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40 out of 57 people found the following comment useful.
An Excellent film of describing Mozart's life from wealthy with great fame that shatters in pieces, 27 September 2004
10/10
Author: OriginalMovieBuff21 from United States

Amadeus is one tremendous film. The acting was great. Tom Hulce did wonderful and I have only seen him once in a film and that was Animal House. The rest of the cast was great to like F. Murry Abraham did a terrific job in his performance. The music was brilliant, I have never seen a film with such great performances in their plays. I really did admire this movie, everything in it was very interesting and after I watched the film I did a little research on Mozart. The script and directing was superb and the cinematography was brilliant. I couldn't of asked for a better film than Amadeus. I'm glad I saw this film!

Hedeen's outlook: 10/10!! **** A+

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