USA,
1984, 160 min
(Director's cut: 180 min, Alternative: 173 min)
Directed by:
Miloš FormanCinematography:
Miroslav OndříčekCast:
F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan, Kenny Baker (more)VOD (1)
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In a lavish 18th century parlor in Austria, an elderly man is found, by his servant, with his throat slashed. The wound is self-inflicted, and the man is the little-known composer Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), contemporary and adversary of the now-famed, but once reviled, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Later, from his cell in an insane asylum, Salieri tells a priest (Herman Meckler) the story of his association with Mozart, confessing that he actually killed the brilliantly gifted but troubled young man. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1985 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1985 - Miloš Forman (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1985 - F. Murray Abraham (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1985 - Peter Shaffer (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1985 - Karel Černý, Patrizia von Brandenstein (Best Achievement in Production Design)
- 1985 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1985 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- 1985 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1985 - Tom Hulce (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1985 - Miroslav Ondříček (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1985 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1986 - Miroslav Ondříček (Best Cinematography)
- 1986 - Best Editing
- 1986 - Best Sound
- 1986 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1986 - Best Film
- 1986 - F. Murray Abraham (Best Leading Actor)
- 1986 - Peter Shaffer (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1986 - Best Costume Design
- 1986 - Best Production Design
César Awards
- 1985 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1985 - Miloš Forman (Best Foreign Film)
Jussi Awards
- 1985 - Miloš Forman (Best Foreign Filmmaker)
Amanda Awards
- 1985 - Miloš Forman (Best Foreign Feature Film Imported for Screening in Norwegian Cinemas)
Golden Globes
- 1985 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1985 - Miloš Forman (Best Director)
- 1985 - Peter Shaffer (Best Screenplay)
- 1985 - F. Murray Abraham (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1985 - Tom Hulce (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1985 - Jeffrey Jones (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1984 - Best Film
- 1984 - Miloš Forman (Best Director)
- 1984 - F. Murray Abraham (Best Actor)
- 1984 - Peter Shaffer (Best Screenplay)
- 1984 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Best Music Score)