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Orpheus

(1950)

Romance, Fantasy

.

1hrs 35m

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.

Score

76

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Orpheus 1949 Movie Trailer
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All Casts

Jean Marais as Orphée

Jean Marais

** Orphée

François Périer as Heurtebise

François Périer

** Heurtebise

María Casares as Death

María Casares

** Death

Marie Déa as Eurydice

Marie Déa

** Eurydice

Henri Crémieux as Editor

Henri Crémieux

** Editor

Juliette Gréco as Aglaonice

Juliette Gréco

** Aglaonice

Roger Blin as The Poet

Roger Blin

** The Poet

Edouard Dermithe as Jacques Cégeste

Edouard Dermithe

** Jacques Cégeste

André Carnège as Judge

André Carnège

** Judge

René Worms as Judge

René Worms

** Judge

Raymond Faure as Journalist

Raymond Faure

** Journalist

Pierre Bertin as Commissioner

Pierre Bertin

** Commissioner

Jacques Varennes as Judge

Jacques Varennes

** Judge

Paul Amiot as Judge (uncredited)

Paul Amiot

** Judge (uncredited)

Philippe Bordier as Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

Philippe Bordier

** Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

Claude Borelli as Une bacchante (uncredited)

Claude Borelli

** Une bacchante (uncredited)

Jean-Louis Brau as Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)

Jean-Louis Brau

** Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)

Jean Cocteau as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jean Cocteau

** Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Renée Cosima as Une bacchante (uncredited)

Renée Cosima

** Une bacchante (uncredited)

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze as Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

** Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

René Lacourt as Postman (uncredited)

René Lacourt

** Postman (uncredited)

Julien Maffre as Police Officer (uncredited)

Julien Maffre

** Police Officer (uncredited)

Claude Mauriac as (uncredited)

Claude Mauriac

** (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Melville as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Melville

** Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Mocky as Band Leader (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Mocky

** Band Leader (uncredited)

Henri San Juan as Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

Henri San Juan

** Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

Victor Tabournot as Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

Victor Tabournot

** Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

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