Orpheus (1950)
Orphée
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.
- Date of release
- 1950-09-29
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (311)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Romance, Fantasy, Drama
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Collection
- The Orphic Trilogy
Casting
- 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
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