Orpheus (1950)

Orpheus (1950)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1950-09-29 France 95 Min. PG-13
7.647 262 votes
Romance, Fantasy

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.

Cast

Jean Marais is Orphée
Orphée
François Périer is Heurtebise
Heurtebise
María Casares is Death
Death
Marie Déa is Eurydice
Eurydice
Henri Crémieux is Editor
Editor
Juliette Gréco is Aglaonice
Aglaonice
Roger Blin is The Poet
The Poet
Edouard Dermithe is Jacques Cégeste
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège is Judge
Judge
René Worms is Judge
Judge
Raymond Faure is Journalist
Journalist
Pierre Bertin is Commissioner
Commissioner
Jacques Varennes is Judge
Judge
Paul Amiot is Judge (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Philippe Bordier is Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Claude Borelli is Une bacchante (uncredited)
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Brau is Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)
Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau is Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Renée Cosima is Une bacchante (uncredited)
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze is Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
René Lacourt is Postman (uncredited)
Postman (uncredited)
Julien Maffre is Police Officer (uncredited)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Claude Mauriac is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville is Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Mocky is Band Leader (uncredited)
Band Leader (uncredited)
Henri San Juan is Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Victor Tabournot is Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

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