Name: Amadeus
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Released: 1984-09-19
Duration: 160 min
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice

About the film

Amadeus at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1984 film at stop 53 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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

Principal cast

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow and Roy Dotrice

Key craft credits

Miroslav Ondříček (director of photography), Michael Chandler (editor), Nena Danevic (editor), Peter Shaffer (screenplay) and Patrizia von Brandenstein (production design)

Director: Miloš Forman
Release: 1984-09-19
Runtime: 160 minutes
Genres: Drama, History and Music
Country: United States
Quiz: 15 questions

The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

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After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers

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Quiz yourself

Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

15 questions in this journey

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Full cast

F. Murray AbrahamCharacter: Antonio Salieri
Tom HulceCharacter: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elizabeth BerridgeCharacter: Constanze Mozart
Simon CallowCharacter: Emanuel Schikaneder
Roy DotriceCharacter: Leopold Mozart
Christine EbersoleCharacter: Katerina Cavalieri
Jeffrey JonesCharacter: Emperor Joseph II
Charles KayCharacter: Count Orsini-Rosenberg
Kenny BakerCharacter: Parody Commendatore
Lisbeth BartlettCharacter: Papagena
Barbara BryneCharacter: Frau Weber
Martin CavaniCharacter: Young Salieri

Full crew

Miloš FormanCredits: Director
Peter ShafferCredits: Theatre Play, Screenplay
Michael HausmanCredits: Executive Producer, First Assistant Director
Bertil OhlssonCredits: Executive Producer
Saul ZaentzCredits: Producer
Miroslav OndříčekCredits: Director of Photography
Michael ChandlerCredits: Editor
Nena DanevicCredits: Editor
Theodor PištěkCredits: Costume Design
Mark BergerCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jay BoekelheideCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Thomas ScottCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Phil BrayCredits: Still Photographer
Jaromír KomárekCredits: Still Photographer
Patrizia von BrandensteinCredits: Production Design
Karel ČernýCredits: Art Direction
Anne GyoryCredits: Script Supervisor
Todd BoekelheideCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Maggie CartierCredits: Casting
Mary GoldbergCredits: Casting
David RubinCredits: Casting Associate
Paolo FabbriCredits: Location Manager
Ken TuohyCredits: Location Manager
Twyla TharpCredits: Choreographer
Miroslav HájekCredits: Assistant Editor
Magda HájkováCredits: Assistant Editor
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartCredits: Music
Neville MarrinerCredits: Conductor, Music Supervisor
John StraussCredits: Music Coordinator
Laszlo HeltayCredits: Conductor
John McCarthyCredits: Conductor
Simon PrestonCredits: Conductor
Ivan MoravecCredits: Musician
Imogen CooperCredits: Musician
Mark AdlerCredits: Music Editor
Jonas ThalerCredits: Sound Assistant
Zdeněk MahlerCredits: Music Consultant
Nancy EichlerCredits: Production Assistant
Deborah GuardianCredits: Production Assistant
Cathy HausmanCredits: Production Assistant
Pam HausmanCredits: Production Assistant
Lynda RedfieldCredits: Production Assistant
Josh ZaentzCredits: Production Assistant
Paul ZaentzCredits: Production Controller
Michael RossCredits: Property Master
Fabrizio CaraccioloCredits: Costume Coordinator
Paul LeBlancCredits: Makeup Designer, Wig Designer
Tom Priestley Jr.Credits: Camera Operator
Trevor CoopCredits: Camera Operator
Robert HorneCredits: Assistant Camera
James BawdenCredits: Assistant Camera
Yves NolleauCredits: Steadicam Operator
Chris NewmanCredits: Sound Recordist
Ken WestonCredits: Boom Operator
Richard QuinlanCredits: Gaffer
Robert ConnorsCredits: Best Boy Electric
Tom GilliganCredits: Key Grip
James HalliganCredits: Grip
Billy KerwickCredits: Grip
Karl-Heinz TeuberCredits: Assistant Makeup Artist
John NuttCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
Vivien HillgroveCredits: Supervising Dialogue Editor
Debra McDermottCredits: Associate Editor
Teresa BookCredits: Assistant Editor
Michael MagillCredits: Assistant Editor
Jules RomanCredits: Assistant Editor
Victor LivingstonCredits: Dialogue Editor
Karen SpangenbergCredits: Dialogue Editor
Barbara McBaneCredits: Dialogue Editor
Tim HollandCredits: Sound Effects Editor
C.J. AppelCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Tom BellfortCredits: Sound Effects Editor
B.J. SearsCredits: Sound Editor
Dennie ThorpeCredits: Foley Artist
Diana PellegriniCredits: Foley Artist
Sandina Bailo-LapeCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Karen BroccoCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
T.M. ChristopherCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
David DresherCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Laura LouisCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
E. Jeane PutnamCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Stephen J. SutterCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
Paige SartoriusCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
John MorrisCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
Donah BassettCredits: Negative Cutter
Aubrey HeadCredits: Color Timer
Jan SchmidtCredits: Second Unit Director
Tomáš TintěraCredits: Assistant Director
Jan KubištaCredits: Assistant Director
Petr MakovičkaCredits: Assistant Director
Věra VláčilováCredits: Script Supervisor
Václav RouhaCredits: Production Manager
Zdeňka ČernáCredits: Production Assistant
Vaclav EisenhamerCredits: Production Assistant
Jana HauserováCredits: Production Assistant
Václav PetrCredits: Production Assistant
Kateřina SchauerováCredits: Production Assistant
Daniela StaškováCredits: Production Assistant
František Vláčil ml.Credits: Production Assistant
Miloš ZajdlCredits: Production Assistant
František ČížekCredits: Makeup Artist
Jiří ŠimonCredits: Makeup Artist
Vlasta HájkováCredits: Makeup Artist
Zuzana MáchováCredits: Costumer
František ZapletalCredits: Costumer
Hana ZrostlíkováCredits: Costumer
Iveta TrmalováCredits: Costumer
Karel KočíCredits: Property Master
Jaroslav ČesalCredits: Property Master
Bedřich ČermákCredits: Property Master
Vladimír MáchaCredits: Assistant Property Master
Jaroslav LehmanCredits: Assistant Property Master
Jozef HrabušickýCredits: Assistant Set Designer
Boris OndrušekCredits: Assistant Set Designer
Ivo ŠpaljCredits: Sound
Jan FriedrichCredits: Sound
Jaroslav VelimCredits: Sound
Milan SodomkaCredits: Sound
Tomáš ČervenkaCredits: Sound
Tomáš PotůčekCredits: Sound
Václav ŘezníčekCredits: Sound
René MichaličkaCredits: Gaffer
Miloslav PtáčekCredits: Best Boy Electric
Lubos SimecekCredits: Grip
Jaroslav SinkuleCredits: Grip
Kamil KadeřábekCredits: Camera Operator
Michal KrobCredits: Camera Operator
Antonín MaříkCredits: Focus Puller
Jiří KrejčíkCredits: Assistant Camera
Jiří ZavřelCredits: Assistant Camera
Miroslav ČvorsjukCredits: Assistant Camera
James FeeCredits: Production Manager
Francesco ChianeseCredits: Art Direction
Tommaso MottolaCredits: Second Assistant Director
Letizia Bucci-CasariCredits: Production Assistant
Philip CarrollCredits: Title Designer
Bonnie TimmermannCredits: Additional Casting
Dick SmithCredits: Makeup Artist
Josef SvobodaCredits: Set Designer