Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

F. Murray Abraham earned a Best Actor Oscar for his imperious performance as Antonio Salieri, a mediocre composer whose churlish young rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), wins immortality with his musical genius. Salieri, not happy to see his talent eclipsed, deviously plots revenge. Sly and compelling from start to finish, Amadeus also won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (Milos Forman).

The man... The music... The madness... The murder... The motion picture...

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Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Music

Length

3 hrs. 0 min.

US Theatrical Release

September 19, 1984

US Box Office

$51,600,000 (#1814 of 7372)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

R

Restricted

Brief Nudity

Collection Detail

Edition

4-Disc Director's Cut DigiBook & Digital

Resolution | Digital Platform

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1

English: DD 5.1

Studio

Warner Brothers

Released

February 10, 2009

Acquired Date

February 2, 2012

Times Seen

2 Times

Last Watched

February 9, 2003

Actors

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Elizabeth Berridge

Elizabeth Berridge

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Kenny Baker

Kenny Baker

Lisabeth Bartlett

Lisabeth Bartlett

Barbara Bryne

Barbara Bryne

Directors

Milos Forman

Milos Forman

Producers

Saul Zaentz

Saul Zaentz

Writers

Peter Shaffer

Peter Shaffer

Awards & Accolades

1984 Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture, Drama
1984 Oscar : Art Direction
1984 Oscar : Best Actor - F. Murray Abraham
1984 Oscar : Best Director - Milos Forman
1984 Oscar : Best Picture
1984 Oscar : Costume Design
1984 Oscar : Makeup
1984 Oscar : Sound
1984 Oscar : Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #53
2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #85
2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #85
2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #83
2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #81
2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #82
2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #92
2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #81
2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #85
2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #71

Special Features

Commentaries

director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer

Documentaries

The Making of Amadeus

Other

Special Compilation CD

Audio Commentary
Featurettes

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User Reviews

3.16.2007 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users

90

Superior

RT Fresh Certified

90%

Tomatometer

153 votes

RT Fresh Certified

95%

Popcornmeter

7,744 votes

METASCORE

87

28 votes

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

442,669 votes

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