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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Amadeus
2018
Theatre Play
In this TV film, the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is resented by Antonio Salieri.
National Theatre Live: Amadeus
2017
Theatre Play
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'
2002
as Self - Writer
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
1984
Theatre Play, Screenplay
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese...
Equus
1977
Writer
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
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!
1972
Screenplay, Novel
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
1969
Writer
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
1962
Theatre Play
The arrival of a young tutor triggers emotional crises for a wealthy family.
Balance of Terror
1957
Theatre Play