Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by Milo? Forman. Based on Peter Shaffer's stage play Amadeus, the film is based very loosely on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, two composers who lived in Vienna, Austria, during the later half of the 18th century.The film was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, including eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, 4 Golden Globes, and a DGA Award. In 1998, Amadeus was ranked the 53rd best American movie by the American Film Institute on its AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list. However, the movie dropped off the AFI's 10th anniversary edition of the list in 2007.Directed by Milo? FormanProduced by Saul ZaentzWritten by Peter ShafferStarring F. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeMusic by Wolfgang MozartCinematography Miroslav Ond?í?ekEditing by Michael ChandlerDistributed by Orion PicturesRelease date(s) September 19, 1984Running time Theatrical cut160 min.Director's Cut180 min.Country USALanguage EnglishItalianGermanBudget $18 millionGross revenue $51,973,029Cast * F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri * Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart * Roy Dotrice as Leopold Mozart * Simon Callow as Emanuel Schikaneder / Papageno * Richard Frank as Father Vogler * Christine Ebersole as Katerina Cavalieri / Costanza * Jeffrey Jones as Emperor Joseph II * Charles Kay as Count Orsini-Rosenberg * Cynthia Nixon as Mozart's maid
