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Peter Shaffer is a Scriptwriter British born on 15 may 1926 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)

Peter Shaffer

Peter Shaffer
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Birth name Peter Levin Shaffer
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 15 may 1926 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)
Death 6 june 2016 (at 90 years)

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

Best films

Amadeus
Amadeus
(1984)
(Pièce de théatre)

Usually with

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Rosalind Russell
(2 films)
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(1 films)
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Peter Shaffer (6 films)

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Scriptwriter

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
, 2h11
Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole
Roles Pièce de théatre
Rating83% 4.198044.198044.198044.198044.19804
The story begins in 1823 as the elderly Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) attempts suicide by slitting his throat while loudly begging forgiveness for having killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) in 1791. Placed in a lunatic asylum for the act, Salieri is visited by Father Vogler (Richard Frank), a young priest who seeks to hear his confession. Salieri is sullen and uninterested but eventually warms to the priest and launches into a long "confession" about his relationship with Mozart.
Equus
Equus (1977)
, 2h17
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about horses, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Joan Plowright, Colin Blakely, Harry Andrews
Roles Writer
Rating70% 3.548193.548193.548193.548193.54819
Psychiatrist Martin Dysart investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming 17-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of opinionated but inwardly-timid Frank Strang and his genteel, religious wife, Dora. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.
Follow Me!
Follow Me! (1972)
, 1h35
Directed by Carol Reed
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Mia Farrow, Chaim Topol, Michael Jayston, Margaret Rawlings, Annette Crosbie, Dudley Foster
Roles Créateur de nouvelle
Rating68% 3.4446353.4446353.4446353.4446353.444635
Set in London, it is the story of a wealthy businessman (Michael Jayston), who suspects that his wife (Farrow) is having an affair. He hires a private detective (Topol) to follow her. She becomes aware that she is being followed, and the detective realises that she has found out. However rather than abandoning the case, the detective begins an elaborate game of cat and mouse with the complicity of the wife.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
, 2h1
Directed by Irving Lerner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting, Michael Craig, James Donald
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0494353.0494353.0494353.0494353.049435
With a small rag-tag band of soldiers, Francisco Pizarro enters the Inca Empire and captures its leader, Atahualpa. Pizarro promises to free him in return for a golden ransom, but later finds himself conflicted between his desire to conquer and his friendship for his captive...
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise (1962)
, 1h49
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Richard Beymer, Maximilian Schell, Lana Wood, Todd Armstrong
Roles Theatre Play
Rating63% 3.1901153.1901153.1901153.1901153.190115
It follows a few days in the lives of the Harringtons, who are at war. While the husband and wife fight each other, the son and daughter are on the same path. Then, when a music teacher comes in, things begin to change, until other things start to threaten the peace.