Orpheus

Orpheus

1950-09-29 95 Min 7.659

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Orphée

Director

Jean Cocteau
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
Edouard Dermithe
Edouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège
André Carnège
Judge
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René Worms
Judge
No Image
Raymond Faure
Journalist
Pierre Bertin
Pierre Bertin
Commissioner