Amadeus

BBC One

Duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Mar 2011, 23:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Sep 2013, 23:45 on BBC One Wales

Biographical drama. After a suicide attempt, a once highly-regarded composer recounts his story, going back to his heyday, where he first met the young Mozart. Simon Callow stars. Show more

Contributors

Antonio Salieri:: F Murray Abraham
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:: Tom Hulce
Constanze Mozart:: Elizabeth Berridge
Leopold Mozart:: Roy Dotrice
Emanuel Schikaneder:: Simon Callow
Katerina Cavalieri:: Christine Ebersole
Emperor Joseph II:: Jeffrey Jones
Count Orsini-Rosenberg:: Charles Kay
Director:: Milos Forman
Parody Commendatore:: Kenny Baker
Lorl:: Cynthia Nixon
Writer:: Peter Shaffer

Genres

DramaBiographical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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Peter Shaffer

BBC Four

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Oct 1976, 21:55 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Dec 2023, 00:00 on BBC Four

Available for 5 months

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Writer Peter Shaffer talks about his plays, his life and the theatre. With an extract from the 1976 stage production of Equus, starring Colin Blakely and Gerry Sundquist. Show more