Amadeus

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Directed by Milos Forman
Produced by Saul Zaentz

Screenplay by Peter Shaffer Based on the play by Peter Shaffer

With: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan, Kenny Baker, Lisabeth Bartlett, Barbara Bryne, Cynthia Nixon, Vincent Schiavelli, and Herman Meckler

Cinematography: Miroslav Ondrícek
Editing: T.M. Christopher, Michael Chandler, and Nena Danevic

Runtime: 160 min
Release Date: 19 September 1984
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color

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One of the few Best Picture Oscar winners that actually was the best picture of the year. Amadeus is not only my favorite film of my favorite year in all cinema, 1984, but it's also one of my 100 all-time favorite films!
Read my full thoughts here: https://www.film5000.com/my-100-favorite-films/amadeus/113

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How I Rate Films

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An All-timer. One of the 5000 greatest films. Usually only awarded after repeat viewings.

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One of the year's best. An excellent film. Possibly one of the 5000 greatest and certainly worthy of repeated viewing.

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A very good film. Most films I see fall in the two- or three-star ranking. I give an extra half-star to three-star films that could end up on the list of the 5000 greatest.

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A good film that fully succeeds at what it sets out to accomplish. Well worth seeing, but less effective than a three-and-a-half stars films and often less consequential than a two-and-a-half star film.

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A noteworthy or enjoyable film that I can’t fully recommend. Still, two-and-a-half star films are often some of the most memorable films of a year.

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A disappointment, an interesting failure, or just a bad movie. But still worth seeing if you’ve got the time.

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A bad, rant-worthy film. Should be avoided regardless of hype or talent involved.

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One of the worst films.