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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 87/100. Every source lands within 6 points of the others, across 4,900 audience votes. Scores higher than 97% of the 1,305 1980s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 40m.
Synopsis
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic87/100
4,903 audience votes
Key crew
- Miloš FormanDirector
- Peter ShafferScreenplay
Cast
- F. Murray AbrahamAntonio Salieri
- Tom HulceWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Elizabeth BerridgeConstanze Mozart
- Simon CallowEmanuel Schikaneder
- Roy DotriceLeopold Mozart
- Christine EbersoleKaterina Cavalieri
- Jeffrey JonesEmperor Joseph II
- Charles KayCount Orsini-Rosenberg
- Kenny BakerParody Commendatore
- Lisbeth BartlettPapagena
- Barbara BryneFrau Weber
- Martin CavaniYoung Salieri
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of 1984
Amadeus is #3 of 60
