Country
United States
Date
Sep 06, 1984
Note
Westwood, California
The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.
2h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Kay | Count Orsini-Rosenberg |
| Kenny Baker | Parody Commendatore |
| Lisbeth Bartlett | Papagena |
| 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 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Ladislav Krečmer | Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' |
| Willard White | Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice) |
| Karel Fiala | Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' |
| Richard Stilwell | Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice) |
| Jan Blažek | Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' |
| John Tomlinson | Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice) |
| Zdeněk Jelen | Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' |
| Willard White | Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice) |
| Suzanne Murphy | Cavalieri in 'Axur' (singing voice) |
| Suzanne Murphy | 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) |
| Lisbeth Bartlett | Papagena in 'The Magic Flute' |
| 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) |
Genres
HistoryMusicDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Amadeus |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Latin, English, Italiano, Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | The Saul Zaentz Company |
| Data di uscita | 19 settembre 1984 |
| Exec. Producer | Michael Hausman, Bertil Ohlsson |
| Producer | Saul Zaentz |
| Writer | Peter Shaffer |
| Casting | Maggie Cartier, Mary Goldberg |
| Editors | Michael Chandler, Nena Danevic, Miroslav Hájek, Magda Hájková, Debra McDermott, Teresa Book, Michael Magill, Jules Roman, Donah Bassett, Aubrey Head |
| Cinematography | |
| Asst. Directors | Michael Hausman, Tomáš Tintěra, Jan Kubišta, Petr Makovička, Tommaso Mottola, Miloš Forman, Anne Gyory, Jan Schmidt, Věra Vláčilová |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Iceland
Date
Sep 18, 2009
Note
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Country
Canada
Date
Feb 06, 2010
Note
Digital Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 15, 2003
Certification
12+
Note
Director's cut, Projekt 100
Country
Italy
Date
Mar 26, 2025
Note
Cinema Ritrovato 4k
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Sep 19, 1984
Certification
PG
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 08, 1984
Certification
14
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 11, 1984
Certification
12
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 12, 1984
Certification
11
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Country
Finland
Date
Oct 19, 1984
Certification
K-12
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 26, 1984
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
Country
France
Date
Oct 31, 1984
Certification
TP
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 31, 1984
Country
Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1984
Certification
PG
Country
Denmark
Date
Nov 02, 1984
Certification
11
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 08, 1984
Country
Belgium
Date
Nov 29, 1984
Certification
18
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 04, 1984
Certification
A
Note
ICAA: 823651
Country
Italy
Date
Dec 12, 1984
Certification
T
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 17, 1985
Certification
PG
Country
Ireland
Date
Feb 01, 1985
Certification
PG
Country
Japan
Date
Feb 16, 1985
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 21, 1985
Certification
M/12
Country
Uruguay
Date
Mar 21, 1985
Country
Mexico
Date
Apr 04, 1985
Country
Taiwan
Date
Apr 22, 1985
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Jun 13, 1985
Country
South Korea
Date
Nov 23, 1985
Certification
ALL
Country
XC
Date
Aug 01, 1986
Country
Poland
Date
Oct 03, 1986
Certification
12
Country
Türkiye
Date
Nov 01, 1987
Country
Hungary
Date
Mar 22, 1990
Certification
12
Country
Norway
Date
Oct 02, 2010
Certification
12
Note
Director's cut
Country
Czechia
Date
Mar 02, 2017
Certification
12+
Note
Director's cut
Country
Russia
Date
Dec 12, 2024
Certification
18+
Note
Restored 4K version
Digital
Country
France
Date
Sep 15, 2015
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 23, 2000
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
Russia
Date
Nov 14, 2000
Note
DVD
Country
United States
Date
Jul 24, 2002
Note
Director's Cut 180 minutes version
Country
France
Date
Dec 12, 2002
Note
DVD
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Country
India
Date
Jul 31, 2013
Note
Blu-ray
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 24, 2025
Certification
PG
Note
4K Ultra HD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 05, 2004
Certification
12
Note
RTL 5
Country
France
Date
Dec 12, 2025
Note
France•5
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