Peter Shaffer is a Scriptwriter British born on 15 may 1926 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)
Peter Shaffer
Peter Shaffer participated to
6 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
1 have good markets following the box office.
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Scriptwriter
, 2h11
Directed by Miloš FormanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Historical,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Théâtre,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Musical films,
Films based on playsActors F. Murray Abraham,
Tom Hulce,
Elizabeth Berridge,
Simon Callow,
Roy Dotrice,
Christine EbersoleRoles Pièce de théatre
Rating83%
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.