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Amadeus( 1984)

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Overview

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Top Billed Cast

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      F. Murray Abraham

      Antonio Salieri

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      Tom Hulce

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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      Elizabeth Berridge

      Constanze Mozart

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      Simon Callow

      Emanuel Schikaneder

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      Roy Dotrice

      Leopold Mozart

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      Christine Ebersole

      Katerina Cavalieri

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      Jeffrey Jones

      Emperor Joseph II

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      Charles Kay

      Count Orsini-Rosenberg

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      Kenny Baker

      Parody Commendatore

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      Lisbeth Bartlett

      Papagena

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      Barbara Bryne

      Frau Weber

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      Martin Cavani

      Young Salieri

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      Roderick Cook

      Count Von Strack

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      Milan Demjanenko

      Karl Mozart

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      Peter DiGesu

      Francesco Salieri

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      Richard Frank

      Father Vogler

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      Patrick Hines

      Kappelmeister Bonno

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      Nicholas Kepros

      Archbishop Colloredo

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      Philip Lenkowsky

      Salieri's Servant

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      Herman Meckler

      Priest

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      Jonathan Moore

      Baron Van Swieten

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      Cynthia Nixon

      Lorl

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      Brian Pettifer

      Hospital Attendant

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      Vincent Schiavelli

      Salieri's Valet

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      Douglas Seale

      Count Arco

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      Miroslav Sekera

      Young Mozart

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      John Strauss

      Conductor

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      Karl-Heinz Teuber

      Wig Salesman

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      Miro Grisa

      Figaro in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Samuel Ramey

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

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      Helena Cihelníková

      Countess in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Felicity Lott

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

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      Karel Gult

      Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Richard Stilwell

      Count Almaviva in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

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      Zuzana Kadlecová

      Susanna in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Isobel Buchanan

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

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      Magda Čelakovská

      Cherubino in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Anne Howells

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

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      Slavěna Drášilová

      Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Deborah Rees

      Barbarina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

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      Eva Šenková

      Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Patricia Payne

      Marcellina in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

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      Leoš Kratochvíl

      Basilio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Alexander Oliver

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

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      Gino Zeman

      Don Curzio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Robin Leggate

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

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      Jaroslav Mikulín

      Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      John Tomlinson

      Dr. Bartolo in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

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      Ladislav Krečmer

      Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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      Willard White

      Antonio in 'The Marriage of Figaro' (singing voice)

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      Karel Fiala

      Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni'

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      Richard Stilwell

      Don Giovanni in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)

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      Jan Blažek

      Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni'

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      John Tomlinson

      Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)

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      Zdeněk Jelen

      Leporello in 'Don Giovanni'

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      Willard White

      Leporello in 'Don Giovanni' (singing voice)

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      Suzanne Murphy

      Cavalieri in 'Axur' (singing voice)

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      Suzanne Murphy

      Constanza in 'Abduction from the Seraglio' (singing voice)

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      June Anderson

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

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      Milada Čechalová

      Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute'

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      Brian Kay

      Papageno in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)

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      Lisbeth Bartlett

      Papagena in 'The Magic Flute'

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      Gillian Fisher

      Papagena in 'The Magic Flute' (singing voice)

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      John Carrafa

      Dancer

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      Sara Clifford

      Dancer

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      Richard Colton

      Dancer

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      Shelley Freydont

      Dancer

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      Anne Glasner

      Dancer

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      Barbara Hoom

      Dancer

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      Mary Ann Kellogg

      Dancer

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      Raymond Kurshals

      Dancer

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      John Malashock

      Dancer

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      Jennifer Rawe

      Dancer

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      Tom Rawe

      Dancer

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      William Whitener

      Dancer

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      Hana Brejchová

      Memeber of the Emperor's Family

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      Miriam Chytilová

      Sophie Weber

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      Karel Effa

      Leporello

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      Radka Fidlerová

      Soprano

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      René Gabzdyl

      Pasha

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      Karel Hábl

      Emperor's Spy

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      Aťka Janoušková

      Dwarf

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      Marta Jarolímková

      Princess Elisabeth

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      Gabriela Krčková

      Singer

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      Vladimír Krouský

      Dwarf

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      Jiří Krytinář

      Dwarf

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      Jan Kuželka

      Salieri's Chef

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      Radka Kuchařová

      Blonda

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      Jiří Lír

      Salzburg Man

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      Lenka Loubalová

      Singer

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      Dagmar Mašková

      Singer

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      Ladislav Mikeš

      Dwarf

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      Jitka Molavcová

      Actress

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      Jana Musilová

      Dwarf

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      Vojtěch Nalezenec

      Musician

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      Pavel Nový

      Emperor's Spy

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      Jiří Opsatko

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      Jan Pohan

      Emperor's Aide

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      Tereza Pokorná-Herzová

      Actress

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      Ivan Pokorný

      Man

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      Milan Riehs

      Hofmarschall

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      Iva Šebková

      Dwarf

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      Zdeněk Sklenář

      Dwarf

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      Renata Vacková

      Lady-in-waiting

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      Jiří Vančura

      Dwarf

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      Dana Vávrová

      Josefine Weber

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      Petra Vogelová

      Lady-in-waiting

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      Josef Zeman

      Dwarf

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      Viktor Maurer

      Wig Salesman (uncredited)

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      Zdeněk Mahler

      Cardinal (uncredited)

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      Vladimír Svitáček

      Pope Clement (uncredited)

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      Karel Engel

      Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

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      Antonín Kramerius

      Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

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      Zbyněk Bruthans

      Gravedigger (uncredited)

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      Lubomír Havlák

      Pedrille (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Dec 20 2020
    _**Lively costume biography about Mozart’s last nine years in Austria**_ Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) is a competent but mediocre composer in Vienna, Austria, in the late 1700s. He recognizes the God-given genius of the younger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) and struggles with bitter envy. The story is told in flashback as Salieri shares it with a cleric decades later at an asylum. “Amadeus” (1984) is an entertaining costume drama that successfully takes you back to Vienna from 1783-1791. Mozart was basically the rock star of the era and some of his dynamic music even evokes ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    18000000.00

    Revenue

    90000000.00

    Keywords

    • opera
    • composer
    • musician
    • marriage crisis
    • italy
    • talent
    • emperor
    • austria
    • based on play or musical
    • mozart
    • god
    • murder
    • vienna, austria
    • envy
    • 18th century