Amadeus (film) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Amadeus
Theatrical release poster by Peter Sís
Directed by	Milos Forman
Produced by	Saul Zaentz
Written by	Peter Shaffer Zdeněk Mahler (Assistant)
Starring	F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge
Music by	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cinematography	Miroslav Ondříček
Editing by	Michael Chandler
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date(s)	September 19, 1984 (1984-09-19)
Running time	Theatrical release 161 minutes Director's cut 180 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Money made	$51,973,029

Amadeus is a 1984 American period biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman and adapted by Peter Shaffer from his 1979 stage play Amadeus. The story is set in Vienna, Austria during the latter half of the 18th century, and is a fictionalized story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the time he left Salzburg, described by its writer as "fantasia on the theme of Mozart and Salieri". Mozart's music is heard extensively in the soundtrack of the film. The film follows a fictional rivalry between Mozart and Italian composer Antonio Salieri at the court of Emperor Joseph II. The film stars F. Murray Abraham as Salieri (who received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance) and Tom Hulce as Mozart (who was also nominated for the same award as Abraham).

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
• Richard Frank as Father Vogler
• Christine Ebersole as Caterina Cavalieri
• Jeffrey Jones as Emperor Joseph II
• Charles Kay as Count Orsini-Rosenberg
• Cynthia Nixon as Lorl, Mozart's maid
• Roderick Cook as Count Von Strack
• Jonathan Moore as Baron van Swieten
• Patrick Hines as Kappelmeister Bonno

Awards and nominations

United States

• Won (8)
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role (F. Murray Abraham)
  • Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)
  • Best Art Direction (Karel Černý and Patrizia von Brandenstein)
  • Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk)
  • Best Picture
  • Best Director (Miloš Forman)
  • Best Makeup (Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc)
  • Best Sound Mixing (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Christopher Newman)
• Nominated
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hulce)
  • Best Cinematography (Miroslav Ondříček)
  • Best Film Editing (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)

• Won (4)
  • Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (F. Murray Abraham)
  • Best Director (Miloš Forman)
  • Best Motion Picture – Drama
  • Best Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)
• Nominated
  • Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Tom Hulce)
  • Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Jeffrey Jones)

• Won (4)
  • Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham tied with Albert Finney for Under the Volcano)
  • Best Director (Miloš Forman)
  • Best Picture
  • Best Screenplay (Peter Shaffer)

• Won (1)
  • Best Edited Feature Film (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)
• Won (1)
  • Best Casting for Feature Film (Mary Goldberg)
• Won (1)
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Miloš Forman)
• Won (1)
  • Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)

• Won (1)
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – #53
• Nominated
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
    • Villain – Antonio Salieri
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
    • Emperor Joseph II: "There are simply too many notes."
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)

United Kingdom

• Won (4)
  • Best Cinematography (Miroslav Ondříček)
  • Best Editing (Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler)
  • Best Make Up Artist (Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc)
  • Best Sound (Mark Berger, Thomas Scott and Christopher Newman)
• Nominated
  • Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)
  • Best Costume Design (Theodor Pištěk)
  • Best Film (Miloš Forman and Saul Zaentz)
  • Best Production Design (Patrizia von Brandstein)
  • Best Screenplay — Adapted (Peter Shaffer)

Italy

• Won (3)
  • Best Director – Foreign Film (Miloš Forman)
  • Best Foreign Actor (Tom Hulce)
  • Best Foreign Film
• Won (2)
  • Best Actor — Foreign Film (Tom Hulce)
  • Best Director — Foreign Film (Miloš Forman)

France

• Won (1)
  • Best Foreign Film

Japan

• Won (1)
  • Best Foreign Language Film

Norway

• Won (1)
  • Best Foreign Feature Film

See also

In Spanish: Amadeus para niños