Amadeus

Drama, Music, Musical, Crime

F. Murray Abraham	Antonio Salieri
Tom Hulce	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elizabeth Berridge	Constance Mozart
Simon Callow	Emanuel Schikaneder
Jeffrey Jones	Emperor Joseph II
Roy Dotrice	Leopold Mozart
Christine Ebersole	Katerina Cavalieri
Charles Kay	Count Orsini-Rosenberg
Kenneth McMillan	Michael Schlumberg
Kenny Baker	Parody Comendatore
Lisbeth Bartlett	Papagena

Director	Milos Forman
Producer	Saul Zaentz; Peter Shaffer
Writer	Peter Shaffer
Cinematography	Miroslav Ondricek

The Man..The Music..The Madness..The Murder..The Motion Picture. Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.

Amadeus triumphs as gripping human drama, sumptuous period epic, glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart--& as the winner of eight 1984 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (produced by Saul Zaentz), Actor (F. Murray Abraham), Director (Milos Forman) & Adapted Screenplay (peter Shaffer).
It's 1781 & Antonio Saliere (Abraham) is the competent court composer to Emperor Joseph II. When Mozart (Oscar nominee Tom Hulce) arrives at court, Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires for himself have been bestowed on a bawdy, impish jokester. Mad with envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by any means. Perhaps even murder.