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Miloš Forman directed Peter Shaffer’s screenplay, based on his Tony Award–winning play, about the 18th century rivalry between journeyman court composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham in an Academy Award–winning tour de force) and young upstart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (fellow Best Actor nominee Tom Hulce). Saul Zaentz’s lavish production features opulent period details, while Shaffer’s witty script speaks eloquently about the challenge of art while leaving room for Mozart’s gorgeous music. The film earned 11 nominations, and its eight Oscar wins include Best Picture, Art Direction, Costume Design, Directing, Makeup, Sound, and for Shaffer’s adapted screenplay.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1984 | 158 min | USA | Color | Scope | English | Rated PG | 4K DCP
DIRECTED BY: Miloš Forman
PRODUCED BY: Saul Zaentz
WRITTEN BY: Peter Shaffer
WITH: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow
Original theatrical release version 4k restoration by The Academy Film Archive and The Saul Zaentz Co. with restoration funding provided by Teatro Della Pace Films.