Orpheus
Film19501h 35mReleased
FantasyDramaRomance
Not rated
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Language
- French
- Released
- 1950-09-29
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
Community score
7.6299 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
7.0
The story
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 MaraisOrphée
- François PérierHeurtebise
- María CasaresDeath
- Marie DéaEurydice
- Henri CrémieuxEditor
- Juliette GrécoAglaonice
- Roger BlinThe Poet
- Édouard DermitheJacques Cégeste
- André CarnègeJudge
- René WormsJudgeRené Worms — artwork unavailable
