While investigating the murder of the owner of a wax museum in Austria, police chief Mueller-Stahl happens to enter a home where another body lies dead--that of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mueller-Stahl locks up the six prime suspects--including the composer's wife, Raacke, and the notorious
Viennese court composer Salieri (Glatzeder)--in the dwelling and will not release them until he can identify the killer. Each of the accused flashes back to an important moment in Mozart's life, and Mueller-Stahl finds a motive for murder in every witness' story. The six believe the imperial court
is morally guilty for Mozart's death. In the end Mueller-Stahl concludes "we all mur...
Released:
1985
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins