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Amadeus

- Everything you've heard is true...

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

Release Date : 1984-09-19

Language :ItalianEnglishGermanLatin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Saul Zaentz Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Peter Shaffer's Amadeus

Cast

F. Murray Abraham

Character Name : Antonio Salieri

Original Name : F. Murray Abraham

Gender : Male

Tom Hulce

Character Name : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Original Name : Tom Hulce

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Berridge

Character Name : Constanze Mozart

Original Name : Elizabeth Berridge

Gender : Female

Simon Callow

Character Name : Emanuel Schikaneder

Original Name : Simon Callow

Gender : Male

Roy Dotrice

Character Name : Leopold Mozart

Original Name : Roy Dotrice

Gender : Male

Christine Ebersole

Character Name : Katerina Cavalieri

Original Name : Christine Ebersole

Gender : Female

Jeffrey Jones

Character Name : Emperor Joseph II

Original Name : Jeffrey Jones

Gender : Male

Charles Kay

Character Name : Count Orsini-Rosenberg

Original Name : Charles Kay

Gender : Male

Kenny Baker

Character Name : Parody Commendatore

Original Name : Kenny Baker

Gender : Male

Lisbeth Bartlett

Character Name : Papagena

Original Name : Lisbeth Bartlett

Gender : Female

Barbara Bryne

Character Name : Frau Weber

Original Name : Barbara Bryne

Gender : Female

Martin Cavani

Character Name : Young Salieri

Original Name : Martin Cavani

Gender : Male

Roderick Cook

Character Name : Count Von Strack

Original Name : Roderick Cook

Gender : Male

Milan Demjanenko

Character Name : Karl Mozart

Original Name : Milan Demjanenko

Gender : Male

Peter DiGesu

Character Name : Francesco Salieri

Original Name : Peter DiGesu

Gender : Male

Richard Frank

Character Name : Father Vogler

Original Name : Richard Frank

Gender : Male

Patrick Hines

Character Name : Kappelmeister Bonno

Original Name : Patrick Hines

Gender : Male

Nicholas Kepros

Character Name : Archbishop Colloredo

Original Name : Nicholas Kepros

Gender : Male

Philip Lenkowsky

Character Name : Salieri's Servant

Original Name : Philip Lenkowsky

Gender : Male

Herman Meckler

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Herman Meckler

Gender : Male

Jonathan Moore

Character Name : Baron Van Swieten

Original Name : Jonathan Moore

Gender : Male

Cynthia Nixon

Character Name : Lorl

Original Name : Cynthia Nixon

Gender : Female

Brian Pettifer

Character Name : Hospital Attendant

Original Name : Brian Pettifer

Gender : Male

Vincent Schiavelli

Character Name : Salieri's Valet

Original Name : Vincent Schiavelli

Gender : Male

Douglas Seale

Character Name : Count Arco

Original Name : Douglas Seale

Gender : Male

Miroslav Sekera

Character Name : Young Mozart

Original Name : Miroslav Sekera

Gender : Male

John Strauss

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : John Strauss

Gender : Male

Karl-Heinz Teuber

Character Name : Wig Salesman

Original Name : Karl-Heinz Teuber

Gender : Male

Miro Grisa

Character Name : Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Miro Grisa

Gender : Male

Samuel Ramey

Character Name : Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Samuel Ramey

Gender : Male

Helena Cihelníková

Character Name : Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Helena Cihelníková

Gender : Female

Felicity Lott

Character Name : Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Felicity Lott

Gender : Female

Karel Gult

Character Name : Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Karel Gult

Gender : Male

Richard Stilwell

Character Name : Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Richard Stilwell

Gender : Male

Zuzana Kadlecová

Character Name : Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Zuzana Kadlecová

Gender : Female

Isobel Buchanan

Character Name : Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Isobel Buchanan

Gender : Female

Magda Čelakovská

Character Name : Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Magda Čelakovská

Gender : Female

Anne Howells

Character Name : Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Anne Howells

Gender : Female

Slavěna Drášilová

Character Name : Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Slavěna Drášilová

Gender : Female

Deborah Rees

Character Name : Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Deborah Rees

Gender : Female

Eva Šenková

Character Name : Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Eva Šenková

Gender : Female

Patricia Payne

Character Name : Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Patricia Payne

Gender : Female

Leoš Kratochvíl

Character Name : Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Leoš Kratochvíl

Gender : Male

Alexander Oliver

Character Name : Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Alexander Oliver

Gender : Male

Gino Zeman

Character Name : Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Gino Zeman

Gender : Male

Robin Leggate

Character Name : Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Robin Leggate

Gender : Male

Jaroslav Mikulín

Character Name : Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Jaroslav Mikulín

Gender : Male

John Tomlinson

Character Name : Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : John Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Ladislav Krečmer

Character Name : Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

Original Name : Ladislav Krečmer

Gender : Male

Willard White

Character Name : Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

Original Name : Willard White

Gender : Male

Karel Fiala

Character Name : Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni'

Original Name : Karel Fiala

Gender : Male

Richard Stilwell

Character Name : Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)

Original Name : Richard Stilwell

Gender : Male

Jan Blažek

Character Name : Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni'

Original Name : Jan Blažek

Gender : Male

John Tomlinson

Character Name : Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)

Original Name : John Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Zdeněk Jelen

Character Name : Leporello in 'Don Giovanni'

Original Name : Zdeněk Jelen

Gender : Male

Willard White

Character Name : Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)

Original Name : Willard White

Gender : Male

Suzanne Murphy

Character Name : Cavalieri in 'Axur' (singing voice)

Original Name : Suzanne Murphy

Gender : Female

Suzanne Murphy

Character Name : Constanza in 'Abduction from the Seraglio' (singing voice)

Original Name : Suzanne Murphy

Gender : Female

June Anderson

Character Name : Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)

Original Name : June Anderson

Gender : Female

Milada Čechalová

Character Name : Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute'

Original Name : Milada Čechalová

Gender : Female

Brian Kay

Character Name : Papageno in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)

Original Name : Brian Kay

Gender : Male

Lisbeth Bartlett

Character Name : Papagena in 'The Magic Flute'

Original Name : Lisbeth Bartlett

Gender : Female

Gillian Fisher

Character Name : Papagena in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)

Original Name : Gillian Fisher

Gender : Female

John Carrafa

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : John Carrafa

Gender : Male

Sara Clifford

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sara Clifford

Gender : Female

Richard Colton

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Richard Colton

Gender : Male

Shelley Freydont

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Shelley Freydont

Gender : Female

Anne Glasner

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Anne Glasner

Gender : Female

Barbara Hoom

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Barbara Hoom

Gender : Female

Mary Ann Kellogg

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Mary Ann Kellogg

Gender : Female

Raymond Kurshals

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Raymond Kurshals

Gender : Male

John Malashock

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : John Malashock

Gender : Male

Jennifer Rawe

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Jennifer Rawe

Gender : Female

Tom Rawe

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Tom Rawe

Gender : Male

William Whitener

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : William Whitener

Gender : Male

Hana Brejchová

Character Name : Memeber of the Emperor's Family

Original Name : Hana Brejchová

Gender : Female

Miriam Chytilová

Character Name : Sophie Weber

Original Name : Miriam Chytilová

Gender : Female

Karel Effa

Character Name : Leporello

Original Name : Karel Effa

Gender : Male

Radka Fidlerová

Character Name : Soprano

Original Name : Radka Fidlerová

Gender : Female

René Gabzdyl

Character Name : Pasha

Original Name : René Gabzdyl

Gender : Male

Karel Hábl

Character Name : Emperor's Spy

Original Name : Karel Hábl

Gender : Male

Aťka Janoušková

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Aťka Janoušková

Gender : Female

Marta Jarolímková

Character Name : Princess Elisabeth

Original Name : Marta Jarolímková

Gender : Female

Gabriela Krčková

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Gabriela Krčková

Gender : Female

Vladimír Krouský

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Vladimír Krouský

Gender : Male

Jiří Krytinář

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Jiří Krytinář

Gender : Male

Jan Kuželka

Character Name : Salieri's Chef

Original Name : Jan Kuželka

Gender : Male

Radka Kuchařová

Character Name : Blonda

Original Name : Radka Kuchařová

Gender : Female

Jiří Lír

Character Name : Salzburg Man

Original Name : Jiří Lír

Gender : Male

Lenka Loubalová

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Lenka Loubalová

Gender : Female

Dagmar Mašková

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Dagmar Mašková

Gender : Female

Ladislav Mikeš

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Ladislav Mikeš

Gender : Male

Jitka Molavcová

Character Name : Actress

Original Name : Jitka Molavcová

Gender : Female

Jana Musilová

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Jana Musilová

Gender : Female

Vojtěch Nalezenec

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Vojtěch Nalezenec

Gender : Male

Pavel Nový

Character Name : Emperor's Spy

Original Name : Pavel Nový

Gender : Male

Jiří Opsatko

Character Name :

Original Name : Jiří Opsatko

Gender : Male

Jan Pohan

Character Name : Emperor's Aide

Original Name : Jan Pohan

Gender : Male

Tereza Pokorná-Herzová

Character Name : Actress

Original Name : Tereza Pokorná-Herzová

Gender : Female

Ivan Pokorný

Character Name : Man

Original Name : Ivan Pokorný

Gender : Male

Milan Riehs

Character Name : Hofmarschall

Original Name : Milan Riehs

Gender : Male

Iva Šebková

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Iva Šebková

Gender : Female

Zdeněk Sklenář

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Zdeněk Sklenář

Gender : Male

Renata Vacková

Character Name : Lady-in-waiting

Original Name : Renata Vacková

Gender : Female

Jiří Vančura

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Jiří Vančura

Gender : Male

Dana Vávrová

Character Name : Josefine Weber

Original Name : Dana Vávrová

Gender : Female

Petra Vogelová

Character Name : Lady-in-waiting

Original Name : Petra Vogelová

Gender : Female

Josef Zeman

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Josef Zeman

Gender : Male

Viktor Maurer

Character Name : Wig Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Viktor Maurer

Gender : Male

Zdeněk Mahler

Character Name : Cardinal (uncredited)

Original Name : Zdeněk Mahler

Gender : Male

Vladimír Svitáček

Character Name : Pope Clement (uncredited)

Original Name : Vladimír Svitáček

Gender : Male

Karel Engel

Character Name : Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Original Name : Karel Engel

Gender : Male

Antonín Kramerius

Character Name : Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Original Name : Antonín Kramerius

Gender : Male

Zbyněk Bruthans

Character Name : Gravedigger (uncredited)

Original Name : Zbyněk Bruthans

Gender : Male

Lubomír Havlák

Character Name : Pedrille (uncredited)

Original Name : Lubomír Havlák

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**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 struggles with bitter envy. The story is told in flashback as Salieri shares it with a cleric decades later at an asylum. “Amadeus” (1984) is an entertaining costume drama that successfully takes you back to Vienna from 1783-1791. Mozart was basically the rock star of the era and some of his dynamic music even evokes certain modern rock styles. Giving the main characters personality helps bring the events alive and the flashback structure makes for compelling storytelling. On the feminine front, Elizabeth Berridge plays Amadeus’ cute & feisty wife, Constanze, while Christine Ebersole is on hand as a ravishing opera singer, sorta reminiscent of Tina Root of Switchblade Symphony (albeit taller). The original Broadway play concentrated on character motivation with music in the background while the movie focuses a little too much on it. Unless you’re an opera aficionado, the extensive scenes of Mozart's and Salieri's operas being performed become tiresome after a while and unnecessarily bloat the film, somewhat muting the story. When the Emperor yawns during a performance of “Figaro” I could relate because a lot of opera music sounds the same to me. Nonetheless, this is an informative and amusing biography of Wolfgang’s last nine years; very well done. The movie runs 2 hours, 40 minutes and was shot mostly in the Czech Republic. GRADE: B+/A-

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-01-07

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). Abraham portrays the duplicitous, envious and malevolent Antonio Salieri, the court composer to Emperor Joseph II of Austria (Jeffery Jones). He is talented, up to point, and settled in his politically influential and wealthy role, but growing up, he has always been aware of this other young boy who can play, perfectly, composing as he goes. Initially in awe of this man's predigious talent, it isn't long before the green eyed monster starts to rear it's ugly head, and jealousy soon starts to drive his every waking moment. Meantime, the young maestro is attracting more and more attention, acclaim and is soon rivalling Salieri for the attentions of the Emperor himself. At this stage, Salieri must act. How? Well fortunately he is ably assisted by Mozart's own self-destructive character. As a child, compared to a performing monkey, he always had issues with his father (Roy Dotrice) and even when married to Stanzi (Elizabeth Berridge) with his own child, we feel that he is always in search of adulation, appreciation and love whilst treading a very fine line between despair and a chronic fear of poverty and failure - one which leads him to an increasingly addictive existence. What is also striking here, is the extent to which Mozart's music has become pervasive in not just cinema history, but in our broader environment too. I found myself familiar - to varying degrees - with much of the superbly delivered soundtrack. It's all told via a rather apposite "confession" between Salieri and a priest who, as the story develops, struggles with his own faith and his belief that all sins can be forgiven. Perhaps some can't? The attention to detail here is fantastic: the sets, costumes and the location photography contribute hugely to the wonderfully rich look and feel of a film that just oozes style and confidence. Hulce's portrayal of the creative virtuoso as he descends into a maelstrom of misery is thoroughly convincing, and by the end - historical fact being adhered to, at least in this - I felt emotionally drained by the strength of these two tours de forces. A big screen with big sound is a must here, and I think you will find the three hours that this lasts will just fly by.