Amadeus (1984) — Screenplay
A jealous court composer, confined to an asylum, recounts his obsessive rivalry with the divine prodigy Mozart and his own descent into madness.
- Written by
- Peter Shaffer
- Genre
- Drama, Biography, History
- Studio
- Orion Pictures
- Length
- 174 pages
Study Shaffer's masterful use of an unreliable narrator, as Salieri's envy frames Mozart's chaotic brilliance through a distorted lens. The dialogue crackles with tension between reverence and resentment, while the flashback structure builds a tragic character arc worth dissecting for its dramatic irony.
Read the full Amadeus (1984) screenplay in PDF, page by page, right here on Laper — or download the original script to study Peter Shaffer’s scene work, dialogue and structure at your own pace. A free resource for screenwriters and film students learning Hollywood script format.