Amadeus (1984)

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Peter Shaffer (play)
Peter Shaffer (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Amadeus. The man. The music. The magic. The madness. The murder. The mystery. The motion picture.

Plot:

The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.

Plot Keywords:

Envy | Flashback | Musician | Asylum | Catholic Priest

Awards:

Won 8 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

F. Murray Abraham	...	Antonio Salieri
Tom Hulce	...	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elizabeth Berridge	...	Constanze Mozart
Roy Dotrice	...	Leopold Mozart
Simon Callow	...	Emanuel Schikaneder / Papageno in 'The Magic Flute'
Christine Ebersole	...	Katerina Cavalieri / Constanza in 'Abduction from the Seraglio'
Jeffrey Jones	...	Emperor Joseph II
Charles Kay	...	Count Orsini-Rosenberg
Kenneth McMillan	...	Michael Schlumberg (2002 Director's Cut)
Kenny Baker	...	Parody Commendatore
Lisabeth Bartlett	...	Papagena
Barbara Bryne	...	Frau Weber
Martin Cavina	...	Young Salieri (as Martin Cavani)
Roderick Cook	...	Count Von Strack
Milan Demjanenko	...	Karl Mozart
Peter DiGesu	...	Francesco Salieri
Michele Esposito	...	Salieri's Student
Richard Frank	...	Father Vogler
Patrick Hines	...	Kappelmeister Bonno
Nicholas Kepros	...	Archbishop Colloredo
Philip Lenkowsky	...	Salieri's Servant
Herman Meckler	...	Priest
Jonathan Moore	...	Baron Van Swieten
Cynthia Nixon	...	Lorl
Brian Pettifer	...	Hospital Attendant
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Salieri's Valet
Douglas Seale	...	Count Arco
Miroslav Sekera	...	Young Mozart
Cassie Stuart	...	Gertrude Schlumberg (2002 Director's Cut) (as Cassie Stewart)
John Strauss	...	Conductor
Karl-Heinz Teuber	...	Wig Salesman
Rita Zohar	...	Frau Schlumberg (2002 Director's Cut)
Miro Grisa	...	Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Helena Cihelnikova	...	Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Karel Gult	...	Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Zuzana Kadlecova	...	Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Magda Celakovska	...	Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Slavena Drasilova	...	Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Eva Senková	...	Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Leos Kratochvil	...	Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Gino Zeman	...	Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Janoslav Mikulín	...	Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (as Jarolsav Mikulin)
Ladislav Krecmer	...	Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (as Ladislav Kretschmer)
Karel Fiala	...	Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni'
Jan Blazek	...	Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni'
Zdenek Jelen	...	Leporello in 'Don Giovanni'
Milada Cechalova	...	Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute'
John Carrafa	...	Dancer
Sara Clifford	...	Dancer
Richard Colton	...	Dancer
Shelley Freydont	...	Dancer
Anne Glasner	...	Dancer
Barbara Hoom	...	Dancer
Mary Kellogg	...	Dancer
Raymond Kurshals	...	Dancer
John Malashock	...	Dancer
Jennifer Rawe	...	Dancer
Tom Rawe	...	Dancer (as Thomas Rawe)
William Whitener	...	Dancer
Hana Brejchová	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Hana Brejchova)
Miriam Chytilová	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Miriam Chytilova)
Karel Effa	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Radka Fiedlerová	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Radka Fiedlerova)
Rene Gabzdyl	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Karel Hábl	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Karel Habl)
Atka Janousková	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Atka Janouskova)
Marta Jarolimkova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Gabriela Krckova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Vladimir Krousky	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Jirí Krytinár	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Jiri Krtinar)
Radka Kucharova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Jan Kuzelka	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Jirí Lír	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Lenka Loubalová	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Lenka Loubalova)
Dagmar Maskova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Ladislav Mikes	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Jitka Molavcová	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Jitka Molavcova)
Jana Musilova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Vojtech Nalezenec	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Pavel Nový	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Pavel Novy)
Jiri Opsatko	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Jan Pohan	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Therese Herz	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Tereza Pokorna)
Ivan Pokorny	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Milan Riehs	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Iva Sebkova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Zdenek Sklenar	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Renata Vackova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Jiri Vancura	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Dana Vávrová	...	Czechoslovakian Actor (as Dana Vavrova)
Petra Vogelova	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
Josef Zeman	...	Czechoslovakian Actor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zdenek Mahler	...	Cardinal (uncredited)
Vladimír Svitácek	...	Pope Clement (uncredited)

Directed by
Milos Forman

Writing credits
Peter Shaffer		(play)
Peter Shaffer		(screenplay)

Produced by
Michael Hausman	....	executive producer
Bertil Ohlsson	....	executive producer
Saul Zaentz	....	producer

Cinematography by
Miroslav Ondrícek		(director of photography) (as Miroslav Ondricek)

Film Editing by
Michael Chandler
T.M. Christopher		(2002 director's cut)
Nena Danevic

Production Design by
Patrizia von Brandenstein		(as Patrizia Von Brandenstein)

Art Direction by
Karel Cerný		(as Karel Cerny)

Costume Design by
Theodor Pistek
Christian Thuri		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Frantisek Cizek	....	makeup artist: Czechoslovakia
Vlasta Hajkova	....	makeup artist: Czechoslovakia
Paul LeBlanc	....	makeup designer
Paul LeBlanc	....	wig designer
Jiri Simon	....	makeup artist: Czechoslovakia
Dick Smith	....	makeup artist: old Salieri makeup
Karl-Heinz Teuber	....	makeup assistant
Alena Sedova	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Bobo Sobotka	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
James Fee	....	production manager: Italy
Ronald Jacobs	....	post-production supervisor (as Ronald A. Jacobs)
Robert Marty	....	post-production supervisor (2002 director's cut)
Václav Rouha	....	production manager: Czechoslovakia (as Vaclav Rouha)
Jan Balzer	....	production manager (uncredited)
Vaclav Eisenhamer	....	unit manager (uncredited)
Katerina Schauerová	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Hausman	....	first assistant director
Jan Kubista	....	assistant director: Czechoslovakia
Petr Makovicka	....	assistant director: Czechoslovakia
Tommaso Mottola	....	second assistant director: Italy
Jan Schmidt	....	second unit director: Czechoslovakia
Tomás Tintera	....	assistant director: Czechoslovakia (as Tomas Tintera)
Mirek Lux	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Bedrich Cermák	....	property master: Czechoslovakia (as Bedrich Cermak)
Jaroslav Cesal	....	property master: Czechoslovakia
Francesco Chianese	....	art director: Italy
Josef Hrabusicky	....	set designer assistant: Czechoslovakia
Karel Koci	....	property master: Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Lehman	....	property assistant: Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Macha	....	property assistant: Czechoslovakia
Boris Ondrusek	....	set designer assistant: Czechoslovakia
Michael Ross	....	property master
Josef Svoboda	....	set designer: opera sets

Sound Department
C.J. Appel	....	sound effects editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape	....	assistant sound editor (as Sandina Bailo)
Tom Bellfort	....	sound effects editor
David Franklin Bergad	....	dialogue editor: 2002 director's cut (as David Bergad)
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Jay Boekelheide	....	sound effects editor
Todd Boekelheide	....	sound re-recording mixer
Karen Brocco	....	assistant sound editor
Tomas Cervenka	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia (as Tomas Cervenze)
T.M. Christopher	....	assistant sound editor
David Dresher	....	assistant sound editor
Piotr Filipowski	....	sound effects editor: 2002 director's cut
Jan Friedrich	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia
Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam	....	supervising dialogue editor
Chris Gridley	....	assistant sound editor (2002 director's cut and remix) (as Christopher Gridley)
Nathan Gunn	....	assistant sound editor: 2002 director's cut
Tim Holland	....	sound effects editor
Danny Kopelson	....	foley engineer
Victor Livingston	....	dialogue editor
Laura Louis	....	assistant sound editor
Barbara McBane	....	dialogue editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist: 2002 director's cut
John Morris	....	apprentice sound editor
Christopher Newman	....	sound recordist (as Chris Newman)
John Nutt	....	supervising sound editor
John Nutt	....	supervising sound editor: 2002 director's cut
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist: 2002 director's cut
Jesse Osborne	....	foley engineer
David Parker	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Diana Pellegrini	....	foley artist
Tomas Potucek	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia
E. Jeane Putnam	....	assistant sound editor (as Jeane Putnam)
Vaclav Reznicek	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia
Frank Rinella	....	foley recordist: 2002 director's cut
Paige Sartorius	....	apprentice sound editor
Thomas Scott	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Tom Scott)
B.J. Sears	....	sound editor
Milan Sodomka	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia
Ivo Spalj	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Stephen Sutter	....	assistant sound editor (as Stephen J. Sutter)
Patti Tauscher	....	foley editor: 2002 director's cut
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jaroslav Velim	....	sound department: Czechoslovakia
Ken Weston	....	boom operator
Gene Radzik	....	Dolby consultant: 2002 director's cut (uncredited)
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist: six track sound master restoration (restorated version) (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dave Case	....	special effects rigger
Bill Cohen	....	special effects
Ian Corbould	....	special effects
Neil Corbould	....	special effects
Paul Corbould	....	special effects
Gordon Coxon	....	special effects (as Gordon Coxen)
Steve Crawley	....	special effects
Gary Evans	....	special effects rigger
Ricky Farns	....	special effects (as Rick Farns)
Dave Garrett	....	special effects
Martin Gutteridge	....	special effects
Jimmy Harris	....	special effects (as Jim Harris)
Garth Inns	....	special effects
Ian Lowe	....	special effects rigger
Ian Luke	....	special effects rigger
Kevin Mathews	....	special effects rigger (as Kevin Matthews)
Kevin Mathews	....	special effects (as Kevin Matthews)
Brian Smithies	....	special effects
Kevin Welch	....	special effects rigger
Alan Whibley	....	special effects rigger

Visual Effects by
Thomas Baker	....	motion control (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James Bawden	....	assistant to camera operator (as J. Bawden)
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Robert Connors	....	best boy (as Bobby Conners)
Trevor Coop	....	camera operator
Miroslav Cvorsjuk	....	camera assistant: Czechoslovakia
Malcolm Evans	....	generator operator
Tom Gilligan	....	key grip (as Thomas Gilligan)
John Gott	....	electrician
James Halligan	....	grip
Robert Horne	....	assistant to camera operator (as Bob Horne)
Kamil Kaderábek	....	second camera operator: Czechoslovakia (as Emil Kaderabek)
Billy Kerwick	....	grip (as William Kerwick)
Jaromír Komárek	....	still photographer (as Jaromír Komarek)
Jirí Krejcík Jr.	....	camera assistant: Czechoslovakia (as Jiri Krejcik)
Michal Krob	....	third camera operator: Czechoslovakia
Antonin Marik	....	focus puller: Czechoslovakia
Rene Michalicka	....	gaffer: Czechoslovakia
Yves Nolleau	....	Steadicam operator
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	first camera operator
Miroslav Ptack	....	best boy: Czechoslovakia (as Miroslav Ptacek)
Richard Quinlan	....	gaffer (as Dick Quinlan)
Lubos Simecek	....	grip: Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Sinkule	....	grip: Czechoslovakia
Jirí Zavrel	....	camera assistant: Czechoslovakia (as Jiri Zavrel)
Andy Arnautov	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maggie Cartier	....	casting: London
Mary Goldberg	....	casting: New York and Hollywood
David Rubin	....	casting associate
Bonnie Timmermann	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fabrizio Caracciolo	....	costume coordinator
Pauline Doran	....	assistant costume coordinator
Zuzana Machova	....	wardrobe: Czechoslovakia
Iveta Trmalova	....	wardrobe: Czechoslovakia (as Yveta Trmalova)
Alex Winslow	....	assistant costume coordinator
Beth Zaentz	....	assistant costume coordinator
Frantisek Zapletal	....	wardrobe: Czechoslovakia
Sarka Zrostlikova	....	wardrobe: Czechoslovakia
Vera Mirová	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Teresa Book	....	assistant film editor
Rick Finney	....	apprentice editor
Tim Fox	....	assistant film editor (2002 director's cut)
Miroslav Hájek	....	location editor: Czechoslovakia (as Miroslav Hajek)
Magdalena Hajkova	....	assistant location editor: Czechoslovakia
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter (2002 director's cut)
Aubrey Head	....	color timer
Michael Magill	....	assistant film editor
Debra McDermott	....	associate film editor
Donald Ord	....	assistant film editor (2002 director's cut)
Craig A. Patterson	....	apprentice film editor (as Craig Patterson)
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer (2002 director's cut)
Julie Roman	....	assistant film editor
Josh Zaentz	....	apprentice film editor (as Joshua Zaentz)

Music Department
Mark Adler	....	music editor
June Anderson	....	singing voice: Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute'
Thomas Block	....	musician: instrumental solo (2002 director's cut)
Isobel Buchanan	....	singing voice: Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (as Isabel Buchanan)
Imogen Cooper	....	musician
Laszlo Heltay	....	conductor: Academy Chorus of St Martin
Anne Howells	....	singing voice: Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Brian Kay	....	singing voice: Papageno in 'The Magic Flute'
Robin Leggate	....	singing voice: Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Ling Ling Li	....	assistant music editor: 2002 director's cut
Felicity Lott	....	singing voice: Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Zdenek Mahler	....	special music consultant
Neville Marriner	....	conductor (as Sir Neville Marriner)
Neville Marriner	....	music supervisor (as Sir Neville Marriner)
John McCarthy	....	conductor: Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Ivan Moravec	....	musician: solo
Suzanne Murphy	....	singing voice: Cavalieri in 'Axur' & Constanza in 'Abduction from the Seraglio'
Alexander Oliver	....	singing voice: Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Patricia Payne	....	singing voice: Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Simon Preston	....	conductor: choir
Samuel Ramey	....	singing voice: Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Robert Randles	....	music editor: 2002 director's cut
Richard Stilwell	....	singing voice: Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' & Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni'
John Strauss	....	music coordinator
Jonas Thaler	....	assistant music editor (as Jon Thaler)
John Tomlinson	....	singing voice: Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' & Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni'
Willard White	....	singing voice: Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' & Leporello in 'Don Giovanni'

Transportation Department
Jiri Bauer	....	driver: Czechoslovakia
Jiri 'George' Fictum	....	driver: Czechoslovakia (as Jiri Fictum)
Burkhardt Gaertke	....	international air transportation
Jaroslav Kindl	....	driver: Czechoslovakia
Pavel Turek	....	driver: Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Vesely	....	driver: Czechoslovakia

Other crew
James Austin	....	staff: Film Center
Jerry Beasley	....	staff: Film Center
John L. Brenneis	....	staff: Film Center
Leon Briggs	....	laboratory consultant (2002 director's cut)
Letizia Bucci-Casari	....	production assistant: Italy
Loren Byer	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Alice B. Caldwell	....	staff: Film Center
Frank Canonica	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Philip Carroll	....	title designer
Vince Casper	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Zdena Cerná	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia (as Zdena Cerna)
Amanda Chan	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Scott Chandler	....	staff: Film Center
Luis Colina	....	staff: Film Center
Nancy Eichler	....	assistant: Saul Zaentz
Vaclav Eisenhamer	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia (as Vaclav Eisenhammer)
Paolo Fabbri	....	location manager: Italy
Grant Foerster	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Zdena Fojtlova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Milos Forman	....	supervisor (2002 director's cut)
Anna Geyer	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Deborah Guardian	....	assistant: Milos Forman
Anne Gyory	....	script supervisor
Miloslav Halik	....	piano coach: Czechoslovakia
Ruth Hasty	....	staff: Film Center
Jana Hauserova	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia
Cathy Hausman	....	production assistant
Pam Hausman	....	production assistant
Zuzanna Jettmarova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Daniela Jezkova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Rick Kahn	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Michael Kelly	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Annamaria Kolarova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Mirek Lux	....	translator: Czechoslovakia (as Miroslav Lux)
Zdenek Mahler	....	historical consultant
Robert Marty	....	staff: Film Center
Iva Nesvadbova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Daniel Olmsted	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Dawn Oltman	....	staff: Film Center
Vaclav Petr	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia
Lynda Redfield	....	production assistant
Scott G. Roberts	....	staff: Film Center (as Scott Roberts)
David Roesch	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Katerina Schauerová	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia (as Katerina Schauerova)
Roy Segal	....	staff: Film Center
Peter Shaffer	....	supervisor (2002 director's cut)
Steve Shurtz	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Daniela Staskova	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia
Simona Sternova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Ewa Sztompke	....	staff: Film Center
Twyla Tharp	....	choreographer
Twyla Tharp	....	opera stager
Viet Tran	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Ken Tuohy	....	location manager
Joe Tysl	....	staff: Film Center (as Joseph Tysl)
Frantisek Vlácil	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia (as Frantisek Vlacil)
Vera Vlacilova	....	script supervisor: Czechoslovakia
Wayne Wagner	....	staff: Film Center
Laurie Wentworth	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Michael Yoshida	....	staff: Film Center (2002 director's cut)
Bernard Zaentz	....	caterer
Josh Zaentz	....	production assistant (as Joshua Zaentz)
Paul Zaentz	....	production controller
Saul Zaentz	....	supervisor (2002 director's cut)
Milos Zajdl	....	production assistant: Czechoslovakia
Gita Zbavitelova	....	translator: Czechoslovakia
Adam Samuelson	....	louma crane technician (uncredited)
Nancy Seltzer	....	public relations (uncredited)

Thanks
Frantisek Tomasek	....	thanks (as His Eminence Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek)

Production Companies

• The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Film & Teater (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Shochiku-Fuji Company (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Tobis Filmkunst (1984) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Germany) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Japan) (theatrical) (director's cut)
• AMLF (France)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece) (TV)
• Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (Portugal)
• Pioneer Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Sandrews (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2002) (Sweden) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Saul Zaentz Company (USA) (laserdisc)
• Thorn EMI Video Australia
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Transmundo Films (1994) (Argentina) (re-release)
• Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. (2000) (Argentina) (re-release)
• Warner Bros.
• Warner Home Video
• Warner Home Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Japan) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Japan) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Japan) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Mexico) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (1997) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2009) (Brazil) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)

Special Effects

• Effects Associates (special effects by)

Other Companies

• Ambrosian Opera Chorus  chorus
• Ceskoslovenský Filmexport  thanks (as CS Filmexport)
• Choir of Westminster Abbey  chorus (as The Choristers of Westminster Abbey)
• Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields  chorus (as Academy Chorus of St Martin In The Fields)
• Costumi GP 11  costumes (as Costumi, GP 11)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Fantasy Records  soundtrack published by
• Filmové Studio Barrandov  thanks (as The Barrandov Studios)
• Framework Sound  music editing
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  DVD publicity
• L.C.P. di Pompei  shoes (as LCP Pompeii)
• Lufthansa  international air transportation (as Lufthansa Airlines)
• Nancy Seltzer & Associates  public relations (as Nancy Seltzer Associates)
• National Theatre of Czechoslovakia, The  thanks
• Nino Lembo  jewelry
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Prague's Tyl Theatre  thanks
• S.A.F.A.S.  costumes
• SAT Cinecostumi  costumes (as Costumi SAT)
• Samuel Film Service (London) Ltd.  cameras supplied by
• San Francisco Symphony Chorus  parody backgrounds
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  film editing (2002 director's cut)
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound editing, sound mixing and remastering (2002 director's cut)
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound post-production services
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording
• Tirelli Costumi  costumes (as Tirelli Noleggio)
• Twyla Tharp Dance Company, The  dancers
• Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation  by arrangement: The Twyla Tharp Dance Company
• Wigs Specialties  wigs

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]

MPAA:

Rated R for brief nudity. (director's cut)

Runtime:

160 min | 180 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (director's cut) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:PG (also director's cut) | 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

Filming Locations:

Kromeríz, Czech Republic

Company:

The Saul Zaentz Company

Trivia:

Jeffrey Jones replaced Ian Richardson.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The first time we see the messenger going to Mozart's house it is winter. The Requiem Mass was commissioned during the mid-summer of 1791.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Salieri: Mozart! Mozart, forgive your assassin! I confess, I killed you...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.39)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Adagio in C minor for Glass Harmonica, K617

A triumph of genius

"Amadeus", while historically inaccurate in numerous ways, is a brilliant film. Its central character is not a man but an attribute of man at his most remarkable: genius. Mozart's genius was at the highest level, on par with Shakespeare, Michelangelo and Balanchine. Forman knew this when he undertook translating Peter Shaffer's play. Although most of the acting is on a very high plane, the actors themselves are not top tier, not should they be. A famous, easily recognizable actor would have detracted from the central thesis that genius is greater than the one on whom it has been entrusted. Mozart was, of course, deeper than the character shown in the movie, but no personal life could equal the extent and depth of the musical genius that flowed from this little man. The letters he sent to his father show a remarkable sensitivity and depth of understanding. However, they are not paradigms of literary greatness. The immense contribution of W. A. Mozart lay in some of the most sublime music ever written. Fortunately, the film gave us snippets of some of the real gems in the Mozart canon: the great C Minor Mass, the Requiem and "Don Giovanni". Forman realized that no human being will ever be great enough or have the background to pen such masterpieces without intervention from elsewhere. This is certainly true of Shakespeare as well. So what we have here, ultimately, is a celebration of genius, that great gift to mankind that nearly always proves to be too much for the person who is chosen to manifest it to the rest of us. Many thanks to Milos Forman for the wisdom to keep out of the way and allow genius to shine through. In that sense, "Amadeus" is an exercise in humility. Few films come across as blessings for those who experience them. "Amadeus" is one such film.