Amadeus

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Congratulations
Within 9 days it will be Roy Dotrice`s 85th birthday. (May 26, 1923)
(Leopold Mozart)

Congratulations
Within 27 days it will be Simon Callow`s 59th birthday. (June 13, 1949)
(Emanuel Schikaneder)

Trivia

Release date: September 6, 1984

The movie was shot at:
Mostly real locations
Four sets were built: Salieri’s hospital room, Mozart’s apartment, the vaudeville theater and a staircase.

Oscars:
Best Actor -> F. Murray Abraham
Best Director ->Milos Forman
Best Sound
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -> Peter Shaffer
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup

Oscar nominations:
Best Actor -> Tom Hulce
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing

F. Murray Abraham: “I believe Salieri must have responded to Mozart the way most artist do- with amazement, humility, envy and finally with gratitude”. Source / More (Book)

Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker in Star Wars) wanted the role of Mozart in the film because he also played the role on Broadway.

In letters written about him, Mozart’s laugh was described as “like metal scraping glass”.

The performance of Don Giovanni in the movie was filmed on the same stage where the opera first appeared.

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