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Peter Shaffer
Writer 1926 - 2016

Peter Shaffer

Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

4 titles
Amadeus

Amadeus

Miloš Forman 1984 2h 40m 8.5

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Equus

Equus

Sidney Lumet 1977 2h 17m 6.0

A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.

Follow Me

Follow Me

Carol Reed 1972 1h 33m 6.0

When a strait-laced British accountant marries a free-spirited American, he starts trying to change her. His wife doesn't keep regular hours, so he suspects an affair and hires a detective (Topol).

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

Irving Lerner 1969 2h 1m 6.0

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 himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor after friendship and respect develops between captive and captor.

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