Orpheus

Orpheus

1950-09-29 95 min ★ 7.6
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.

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Cast

Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
Editor
René Lacourt
René Lacourt
Postman (uncredited)
François Périer
François Périer
Heurtebise
María Casares
María Casares
Death
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Édouard Dermithe
Édouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
Pierre Bertin
Pierre Bertin
Commissioner
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes
Judge
Roger Blin
Roger Blin
The Poet
Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot
Judge (uncredited)
Claude Borelli
Claude Borelli
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Julien Maffre
Julien Maffre
Police Officer (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Band Leader (uncredited)
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Orphée
Marie Déa
Marie Déa
Eurydice
André Carnège
André Carnège
Judge
Philippe Bordier
Philippe Bordier
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Renée Cosima
Renée Cosima
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Hotel Manager (uncredited)