Orpheus
1950•NR•1h 35m•7.6•Released
RomanceFantasyDrama
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.
Director
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Jean Cocteau
Languages
French
Studio
Films du Palais Royal
Cast
Jean Marais
Orphée
François Périer
Heurtebise
María Casares
Death
Marie Déa
Eurydice
Henri Crémieux
Editor
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Roger Blin
The Poet
Édouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège
Judge
René Worms
Judge
Raymond Faure
Journalist
Pierre Bertin
Commissioner
Jacques Varennes
Judge
Paul Amiot
Judge (uncredited)
Philippe Bordier
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Production
Company
Films du Palais Royal
Company
Andre Paulve Film
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