Summary
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 87Audiences 86GoodWatch 86
Box office
5.0×its budget
- Budget
- $18 M
- Worldwide
- $90 M
Worldwide it earned $72 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 40 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +51 min on the typical 109
typical 109160Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 68 more
+1
Released
1984
September 19, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianLatinGermanMade in
United States
Academy Awards1985
- Best Picture1985Won
- Directing1985Won
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1985Won
- Actor in a Leading Role1985Won
- Costume Design1985Won
- Makeup and Hairstyling1985Won
- Production Design1985Won
- Sound1985Won
- Cinematography1985Nominated
- Film Editing1985Nominated
Golden Globe Awards1984 to 1985
- Best Actor, Motion Picture Drama1985Won
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama1985Won
- Best Director1984Won
- Best Screenplay1984Won
- Best Motion Picture, Drama1984Nominated
BAFTA Awards1986
- Best Cinematography1986Won
- Best Editing1986Won
- Best Makeup and Hair1986Won
- Best Sound1986Won
- Best Leading Actor1986Nominated
César Awards1985
- Best Foreign Film1985Won
Directors Guild of America Awards1984 to 1985
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film1985Won
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Feature Film1984Won
Rated
- PGUnited States
- RUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for strong language, sexual content, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
109 people
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- LBLisbeth BartlettPapagena
Barbara BryneFrau Weber- MCMartin CavaniYoung Salieri
Roderick CookCount Von Strack- MDMilan DemjanenkoKarl Mozart
- PDPeter DiGesuFrancesco Salieri
Richard FrankFather Vogler- PHPatrick HinesKappelmeister Bonno
- NKNicholas KeprosArchbishop Colloredo
Philip LenkowskySalieri's Servant- HMHerman MecklerPriest
- JMJonathan MooreBaron Van Swieten
Cynthia NixonLorl
Brian PettiferHospital Attendant
Vincent SchiavelliSalieri's Valet
Directing · 9
- Miloš Forman Director
- Michael Hausman First Assistant Director, Executive Producer
- Jan Schmidt Second Unit Director
- Jan Kubišta Assistant Director
- Věra Vláčilová Script Supervisor
- Tomáš Tintěra Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Peter Shaffer Theatre Play, Screenplay
Production · 25
- Bertil Ohlsson Executive Producer
- Saul Zaentz Producer
- Mary Goldberg Casting
- Maggie Cartier Casting
- David Rubin Casting Associate
- Bonnie Timmermann Additional Casting
Camera · 19
- Miroslav Ondříček Director of Photography
- Tom Priestley Jr. Camera Operator
- Phil Bray Still Photographer
- James Bawden Assistant Camera
- Trevor Coop Camera Operator
- Jaromír Komárek Still Photographer
Editing · 10
- Michael Chandler Editor
- Nena Danevic Editor
- Miroslav Hájek Assistant Editor
- Michael Magill Assistant Editor
- Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
- Jules Roman Assistant Editor
Sound · 44
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Music
- John Nutt Supervising Sound Editor
- Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dennie Thorpe Foley Artist
- Chris Newman Sound Recordist
- Ivo Špalj Sound
Art · 13
- Patrizia von Brandenstein Production Design
- Bedřich Čermák Property Master
- Karel Kočí Property Master
- Karel Černý Art Direction
- Vladimír Mácha Assistant Property Master
- Josef Svoboda Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 12
- Theodor Pištěk Costume Design
- Dick Smith Makeup Artist
- Paul LeBlanc Makeup Designer, Wig Designer
- Karl-Heinz Teuber Assistant Makeup Artist
- František Zapletal Costumer
- František Čížek Makeup Artist
Lighting · 4
- Richard Quinlan Gaffer
- Robert Connors Best Boy Electric
- Miloslav Ptáček Best Boy Electric
- René Michalička Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Twyla Tharp Choreographer
- Paul Zaentz Production Controller
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