Orpheus

  • Rated 7.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1950
  • 1h 35m
  • Romance
  • Fantasy
  • Drama

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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Director
Jean Cocteau
Starring
Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa

Cast

  • Jean Marais

    Jean Marais

    Orphée

  • François Périer

    François Périer

    Heurtebise

  • María Casares

    María Casares

    Death

  • Marie Déa

    Marie Déa

    Eurydice

  • Henri Crémieux

    Henri Crémieux

    Editor

  • Juliette Gréco

    Juliette Gréco

    Aglaonice

  • Roger Blin

    Roger Blin

    The Poet

  • Édouard Dermithe

    Édouard Dermithe

    Jacques Cégeste

  • André Carnège

    André Carnège

    Judge

  • René Worms

    Judge

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