Basic Info
Release: September 29, 1950
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.7/10 (275 votes)
Status: Released
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Orpheus
1950
95 min
⭐ 7.7/10
275 votes
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.
Genres
Romance
Fantasy
Drama
Production Countries
- France
Spoken Languages
- French fr
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Criterion Channel
Cast
Jean Marais
Orphée
François Périer
Heurtebise
María Casares
Death
Marie Déa
Eurydice
Henri Crémieux
Editor
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Roger Blin
The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège
Judge
René Worms
Judge
Raymond Faure
Journalist
Pierre Bertin
Commissioner
Crew
Jean Cocteau
Director
Jean Cocteau
Writer
André Paulvé
Executive Producer
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