Amadeus

Amadeus

160 mins | Drama, History, Music | Sept. 19, 1984

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Amadeus

160 mins | Drama, History, Music | Sept. 19, 1984

Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.
IMDb rating 8.4
Producers AMLF, The Saul Zaentz Company
Original title Amadeus
Directors Anne Gyory, Michael Hausman, Miloš Forman
Writers Peter Shaffer

Cast

F. Murray Abraham

as Antonio Salieri

Tom Hulce

as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Elizabeth Berridge

as Constanze Mozart

Roy Dotrice

as Leopold Mozart

Simon Callow

as Emanuel Schikaneder

Christine Ebersole

as Katerina Cavalieri

Jeffrey Jones

as Emperor Joseph II

Barbara Bryne

as Mrs. Weber

Cynthia Nixon

as Lorl

Douglas Seale

as Count Arco

Charles Kay

as Count Orsini-Rosenberg

Kenny Baker

as Parody Commendatore

Martin Cavina

as Young Salieri

Roderick Cook

as Count Von Strack

Milan Demjanenko

as Karl Mozart

Peter DiGesu

as Francesco Salieri

Patrick Hines

as Kappelmeister Bonno

Nicholas Kepros

as Archbishop Colloredo

Philip Lenkowsky

as Salieri's Servant (uncredited)

Lisbeth Bartlett

as Papagena (uncredited)

Richard Frank

as Father Vogler (uncredited)

Herman Meckler

as Priest (uncredited)

Jonathan Moore

as Baron Van Swieten (uncredited)

Brian Pettifer

as Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

Vincent Schiavelli

as Salieri's Valet (uncredited)

John Strauss

as Conductor (uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Teuber

as Wig Salesman (uncredited)

Miro Grisa

as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (uncredited)

Karel Gult

as Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (uncredited)

Ladislav Krečmer

as Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (uncredited)

Karel Fiala

as Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (uncredited)

John Carrafa

as Dancer (uncredited)

Hana Brejchová

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Miriam Chytilová

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Karel Effa

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

René Gabzdyl

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Karel Hábl

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Jiří Krytinář

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Jan Kuželka

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Jiří Lír

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Jitka Molavcová

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Pavel Nový

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Jan Pohan

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Tereza Pokorná-Herzová

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Ivan Pokorný

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Milan Riehs

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Dana Vávrová

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

June Anderson

as Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Isobel Buchanan

as Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Anne Howells

as Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Robin Leggate

as Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Felicity Lott

as Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Alexander Oliver

as Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Samuel Ramey

as Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Richard Stilwell

as Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' / Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice) (uncredited)

John Tomlinson

as Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' / Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Willard White

as Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' / Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice) (uncredited)

Michele Esposito

as Salieri's Student (uncredited)

Zdeněk Mahler

as Cardinal (uncredited)

Vladimír Svitáček

as Pope Clement (uncredited)

Jana Musilová

as Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited)

Kenneth McMillan

as Michael Schlumberg (uncredited)

Cassie Stuart

as Gertrude Schlumberg (uncredited)

Rita Zohar

as Frau Schlumberg (uncredited)