Film
Orpheus
1950 · 1h 35m · Romance · Fantasy · Drama
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- 7.8
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- 97%
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Overview
A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
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Cast
Jean Marais
Orphée
François Périer
Heurtebise
María Casares
Death
Marie Déa
Eurydice
Henri Crémieux
Editor
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Roger Blin
The Poet
Édouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège
Judge
René Worms
Judge
Raymond Faure
Journalist
Pierre Bertin
Commissioner
Jacques Varennes
Judge
Paul Amiot
Judge (uncredited)
Philippe Bordier
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Claude Borelli
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Crew
- Jean CocteauDirector · Writer
- André PaulvéExecutive Producer
- Nicolas HayerDirector of Photography
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
- Jacqueline SadoulEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 29, 1950
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Romance, Fantasy, Drama
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