Synopsis
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Key facts
Cast
F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Jones, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Charles Kay
Original language
German
First release
September 19, 1984 (Canada)
Production companies
Orion Pictures
Based on
Amadeus
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, César Award for Best Foreign Film, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Setting
Vienna
Filming locations
Austria, Vienna, Praha, Invalidovna, Wallenstein Palace, St. Giles' Church
Crew
Screenplay
Peter Shaffer
Producer
Saul Zaentz
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček
Editing
Michael Chandler, Nena Danevic
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025 generic - Foco Milos Forman
- Directors Guild of America 1984 generic ★ Winner
Titles
| Original title | Amadeus | |
| Alternate title | Peter Shaffer's Amadeus |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Traditional (1984) | 33 releases, 1984-2015: A&M Records, Carrere, Codiscos, Fantasy (+6 more) |
| Vinyl LP | Amadeus (More Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Film) - Antonio Salieri, Giuseppe Giordani, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985) | 13 releases, 1985: A&M Records, Fantasy, Hispavox, London Records (+1 more) |
| CD | Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Traditional (1984) | 37 releases, 1984-2002: Carrere, EastWest, Fantasy, Gazell (+4 more) |
| CD | Amadeus (More Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Film) - Antonio Salieri, Giuseppe Giordani, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985) | 8 releases, 1985-1987: Carrere, Carrere Music, Fantasy, London Records |
| Cassette | Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Traditional (1984) | 22 releases, 1984-1985: Akurama Records, Carrere, Fantasy, Hispavox (+5 more) |
| Cassette | Amadeus (More Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Film) - Antonio Salieri, Giuseppe Giordani, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985) | 5 releases, 1985: Carrere, Fantasy, London Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | September 19, 1984 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 19, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | October 8, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 11, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 12, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 19, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Germany | October 26, 1984 |
| Theatrical | France | October 31, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Greece | October 31, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Australia | November 1, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 2, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | November 8, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | November 29, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Spain | December 4, 1984 |
| Theatrical | Italy | December 12, 1984 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 17, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | February 1, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Japan | February 16, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 21, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | March 21, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | April 4, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | April 22, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | June 13, 1985 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | November 23, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Czechoslovakia | August 1, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Poland | October 3, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Germany | May 29, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | November 1, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | March 22, 1990 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 6, 1991 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | October 27, 1994 |
| Theatrical | Germany | February 28, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 19, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Spain | April 26, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 24, 2002 |
| Theatrical | France | June 12, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 26, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | August 2, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Japan | September 7, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 13, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | January 15, 2003 |
| Television | Netherlands | February 5, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Australia | September 19, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Norway | October 2, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Poland | November 5, 2010 |
| Streaming | France | September 15, 2015 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | October 9, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | March 2, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Finland | December 6, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Russia | December 12, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 26, 2025 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | May 28, 2025 |
| Television | France | December 12, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | May 7, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Versions & editions
| Alternate cut | 180 min | |
| Home video | Netherlands | February 23, 2000 |
| Home video | Russia | November 14, 2000 |
| Home video | United States | July 24, 2002 |
| Home video | France | December 12, 2002 |
| Home video | France | September 23, 2009 |
| Home video | Netherlands | January 12, 2011 |
| Home video | India | July 31, 2013 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | February 24, 2025 |
| Home video | France | March 12, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Miloš Forman |
| Cast | F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Jones, Simon Callow (Emanuel Schikaneder), Roy Dotrice (Leopold Mozart), Christine Ebersole (Katerina Cavalieri), Charles Kay (Count Orsini-Rosenberg), Kenny Baker (Parody Commendatore), Lisbeth Bartlett (Papagena / Papagena in 'The Magic Flute'), Barbara Bryne (Frau Weber), Martin Cavani (Young Salieri), Roderick Cook (Count Von Strack), Milan Demjanenko (Karl Mozart), Peter DiGesu (Francesco Salieri), 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), John Strauss (Conductor), Karl-Heinz Teuber (Wig Salesman), Miro Grisa (Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Samuel Ramey (Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Helena Cihelníková (Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Felicity Lott (Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Karel Gult (Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Richard Stilwell (Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) / Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)), Zuzana Kadlecová (Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Isobel Buchanan (Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Magda Čelakovská (Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Anne Howells (Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Slavěna Drášilová (Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Deborah Rees (Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Eva Šenková (Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Patricia Payne (Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Leoš Kratochvíl (Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Alexander Oliver (Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Gino Zeman (Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Robin Leggate (Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)), Jaroslav Mikulín (Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), John Tomlinson (Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) / Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)), Ladislav Krečmer (Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'), Willard White (Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) / Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)), Karel Fiala (Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni'), Jan Blažek (Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni'), Zdeněk Jelen (Leporello in 'Don Giovanni'), Suzanne Murphy (Cavalieri in 'Axur' (singing voice) / Constanza in 'Abduction from the Seraglio' (singing voice)), June Anderson (Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)), Milada Čechalová (Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute'), Brian Kay (Papageno in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)), Gillian Fisher (Papagena in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)), John Carrafa (Dancer), Sara Clifford (Dancer), Richard Colton (Dancer), Shelley Freydont (Dancer), Anne Glasner (Dancer), Barbara Hoom (Dancer), Mary Ann Kellogg (Dancer), Raymond Kurshals (Dancer), John Malashock (Dancer), Jennifer Rawe (Dancer), Tom Rawe (Dancer), William Whitener (Dancer), Hana Brejchová (Memeber of the Emperor's Family), Miriam Chytilová (Sophie Weber), Karel Effa (Leporello), Radka Fidlerová (Soprano), René Gabzdyl (Pasha), Karel Hábl (Emperor's Spy), Aťka Janoušková (Dwarf), Marta Jarolímková (Princess Elisabeth), Gabriela Krčková (Singer), Vladimír Krouský (Dwarf), Jiří Krytinář (Dwarf), Jan Kuželka (Salieri's Chef), Radka Kuchařová (Blonda), Jiří Lír (Salzburg Man), Lenka Loubalová (Singer), Dagmar Mašková (Singer), Ladislav Mikeš (Dwarf), Jitka Molavcová (Actress), Jana Musilová (Dwarf), Vojtech Nalezenec (Musician), Pavel Nový (Emperor's Spy), Jiří Opsatko, Jan Pohan (Emperor's Aide), Tereza Pokorná-Herzová (Actress), Ivan Pokorný (Man), Milan Riehs (Hofmarschall), Iva Šebková (Dwarf), Zdeněk Sklenář (Dwarf), Renata Vacková (Lady-in-waiting), Jiří Vančura (Dwarf), Dana Vávrová (Josefine Weber), Petra Vogelová (Lady-in-waiting), Josef Zeman (Dwarf), Viktor Maurer (Wig Salesman (uncredited)), Zdeněk Mahler (Cardinal (uncredited)), Vladimír Svitáček (Pope Clement (uncredited)), Karel Engel (Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)), Antonín Kramerius (Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)), Zbyněk Bruthans (Gravedigger (uncredited)), Lubomír Havlák (Pedrille (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Peter Shaffer |
| Producer | Saul Zaentz |
| Executive producer | Bertil Ohlsson, Michael Hausman |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Editing | Michael Chandler, Nena Danevic |
| Production design | Patrizia von Brandenstein |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj, Jan Friedrich, Jaroslav Velim, Milan Sodomka, Tomáš Červenka, Tomáš Potůček, Václav Řezníček |
| Costumes | Theodor Pištěk |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
