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- Platoon was based on writer and director Oliver Stone's tours in Vietnam. After the film's release he was lauded as finally bringing the psychological stress of the war to the forefront of the American media.
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The film stars F. Murray Abraham as Salieri and Tom Hulce as Mozart. Abraham and Hulce were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, with Abraham winning the award. Amadeus was released by Orion Pictures on September 19, 1984, thirteen days after its world premiere in Los Angeles on September 6, 1984.
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The 24 best movies based on true stories. From Watergate to criminal strippers, these are the best true stories ever told on film. Tuesday 2 April 2024. Written by Matthew Singer.
The musical quasi-biopic/epic won the following awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham), Best Director, Best Screenplay Adaptation (Peter Shaffer for the transformation of his own Broadway/London stage hit), Best Art/Set Direction, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup.
Nov 19, 2020 · Films based on true stories connect us to the past in a visceral way. Here are the 10 best, chosen by TIME staff and a panel of historians.
Films with the most awards: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) each earned 11 Academy Awards. Films with the most nominations: All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016) each earned 14 Academy Award nominations.
