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Peter Shaffer

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Birth date15 May 1926(age 84)
Place of birthLiverpool, England
OccupationPlaywright

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Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born 15 May 1926) is an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.

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Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by MiloÅ¡ 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 MiloÅ¡ Forman Produced by Saul Zaentz Written by Peter Shaffer Starring F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge Music by Wolfgang Mozart Cinematography Miroslav OndÅíÄek Editing by Michael Chandler Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) September 19, 1984 Running time Theatrical cut 160 min. Director's Cut 180 min. Country USA Language English Italian German Budget $18 million Gross revenue $51973029 Cast * 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
10.27 min. | 4.93 user rating		 Amadeus (Won 8 Oscars). Film directed by Milos Forman and written by Peter Shaffer.
2.63 min. | 4.91 user rating		 Amadeus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - Movie Trailer - 8 Oscars Amadeus won 8 Oscars, including Best Picture. Director: Milos Forman Screenplay Writer: Peter Shaffer
0.98 min. | 4.9 user rating		 Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by MiloÅ¡ 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 MiloÅ¡ Forman Produced by Saul Zaentz Written by Peter Shaffer Starring F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge Music by Wolfgang Mozart Cinematography Miroslav OndÅíÄek Editing by Michael Chandler Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) September 19, 1984 Running time Theatrical cut 160 min. Director's Cut 180 min. Country USA Language English Italian German Budget $18 million Gross revenue $51973029 Cast * 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
10.07 min. | 4.94 user rating		 Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by MiloÅ¡ 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 MiloÅ¡ Forman Produced by Saul Zaentz Written by Peter Shaffer Starring F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge Music by Wolfgang Mozart Cinematography Miroslav OndÅíÄek Editing by Michael Chandler Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) September 19, 1984 Running time Theatrical cut 160 min. Director's Cut 180 min. Country USA Language English Italian German Budget $18 million Gross revenue $51973029 Cast * 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
9.77 min. | 4.86 user rating
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7.98 min. | 4.59 user rating		 Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by MiloÅ¡ 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 MiloÅ¡ Forman Produced by Saul Zaentz Written by Peter Shaffer Starring F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge Music by Wolfgang Mozart Cinematography Miroslav OndÅíÄek Editing by Michael Chandler Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) September 19, 1984 Running time Theatrical cut 160 min. Director's Cut 180 min. Country USA Language English Italian German Budget $18 million Gross revenue $51973029 Cast * 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
10.80 min. | 4.98 user rating		 Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by MiloÅ¡ 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 MiloÅ¡ Forman Produced by Saul Zaentz Written by Peter Shaffer Starring F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge Music by Wolfgang Mozart Cinematography Miroslav OndÅíÄek Editing by Michael Chandler Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) September 19, 1984 Running time Theatrical cut 160 min. Director's Cut 180 min. Country USA Language English Italian German Budget $18 million Gross revenue $51973029
9.87 min. | 4.96 user rating		 Amadeus is a 1984 drama film directed by MiloÅ¡ 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 MiloÅ¡ Forman Produced by Saul Zaentz Written by Peter Shaffer Starring F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Elizabeth Berridge Music by Wolfgang Mozart Cinematography Miroslav OndÅíÄek Editing by Michael Chandler Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) September 19, 1984 Running time Theatrical cut 160 min. Director's Cut 180 min. Country USA Language English Italian German Budget $18 million Gross revenue $51973029 Cast * 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
10.00 min. | 4.94 user rating		 Bande-annonce de la pièce Equus de Peter Shaffer à l'affiche au Théâtre Jean Duceppe de la Place des Arts de Montréal du 23 avril au 31 mai 2008.
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Students shine in Shaffer's Black Comedy - Merritt News Tweet this news
Merritt News--With the level of talent present�noticeable to even the most amateur of theatre goers�-Peter Shaffer's- Black Comedy was as entertaining as it was peculiar ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:12:21 GMT+00:00
NH Theatre Project presents Amadeus - Foster's Daily Democrat Tweet this news
Foster's Daily Democrat--PORTSMOUTH � New Hampshire Theatre Project's 2010-11 Season continues with Amadeus, -Peter Shaffer's- exquisite masterpiece and winner of a Tony Award for ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:18:24 GMT+00:00
Brockport play picked as alternate for theater festival - The Daily News Online Tweet this news
The Daily News Online--BROCKPORT -- Brockport State College's production of the -Peter Shaffer- farce "Black Comedy" has been chosen as an alternate for the Region II portion of the ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:01:10 GMT+00:00
Today In History December 17 - WFMY News 2 Tweet this news
WFMY News 2--In 1980, the -Peter Shaffer- play "Amadeus" opened on Broadway, starring Tim Curry as Mozart and Ian McKellen as Antonio Salieri. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:10:25 GMT+00:00
"Amadeus" Opens Next Week At Clarence Brown - Knoxville Metro Pulse (blog) Tweet this news
Knoxville Metro Pulse (blog)---...- collaboration between the Clarence Brown Theatre and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has resulted in a production of -Peter Shaffer's- play Amadeus, ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:52:08 GMT+00:00
Tra Thomas "at peace" with retirement decision - ProFootballTalk Tweet this news
ProFootballTalk--His agent -Peter Shaffer- told PFT, "Tra Thomas retired on his own. He's at peace with the decision. He had a great run." Thomas spent 2009 with the Jaguars ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:28:16 GMT+00:00
No horsing around: 'Equus' - Malaya Tweet this news
Malaya---PETER Shaffer's- "Equus," one of the most controversial plays ever written and produced, has just completed its Manila run. ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:57:28 GMT+00:00
'Equus'-once lethal, now average - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--IN JULY 1973, when -Peter Shaffer's- “Equus” debuted in London, The Guardian's Michael Billington hailed it as “sensationally good”�a play ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:16:48 GMT+00:00
Odrick fires agent - Lebanon Daily News Tweet this news
Lebanon Daily News--Odrick, the Lebanon High School graduate and Penn State standout, reportedly parted with -Peter Shaffer's- All Pro Sports & Entertainment within the last few ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 01:46:20 GMT+00:00
Stafford, Swander, Doyen and More Will Lead Amadeus in Los Angeles - Playbill.com Tweet this news
Playbill.com--Patrick Stafford and Peter Swander will spar in -Peter Shaffer's- music-filled drama Amadeus, which will begin performances June 18 in Los ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 20:58:28 GMT+00:00

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