Peter Shaffer

Peter Shaffer

1926-05-15 Liverpool, England, UK 10 Credits

Biography

Peter Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, most notably Equus and Amadeus, of which several were adapted into films.

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Amadeus

2018

Theatre Play

10.0

In this TV film, the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is resented by Antonio Salieri.

National Theatre Live: Amadeus

National Theatre Live: Amadeus

2017

Theatre Play

7.4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by...

The Making of 'Amadeus'

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002

as Self - Writer

7.4
Acting

This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly br...

Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

Theatre Play, Screenplay

8.0
Writing

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese...

Equus

Equus

1977

Writer

7.0
Writing

A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was c...

Peter Shaffer

1976

as Self

Acting

Writer Peter Shaffer talks about his plays, his life and the theatre. 'I think the live experience in the theatre is very important when you can see s...

Follow Me!

Follow Me!

1972

Screenplay, Novel

7.5
Writing

A strait-laced British banker hires an eccentric private detective to follow his free-spirited American wife, whom he suspects is cheating on him.

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

Writer

5.9
Writing

The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds hi...

Five Finger Exercise

Five Finger Exercise

1962

Theatre Play

4.8

The arrival of a young tutor triggers emotional crises for a wealthy family.

Balance of Terror

1957

Theatre Play