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Orpheus (1950)

1h 35m · 29 Sep 1950
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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.

Movie ID9738
GenreDrama, Fantasy, Romance
DirectorJean Cocteau
Main castJean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco, Roger Blin, Édouard Dermithe
Release date29 September 1950
Release year1950
LanguageFrench
Duration95 min (1h 35m)
Rating7.7 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseFilms du Palais Royal

Director: Jean Cocteau
Writers: Jean Cocteau

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Jean MaraisOrphée François PérierHeurtebise María CasaresDeath Marie DéaEurydice Henri CrémieuxEditor Juliette GrécoAglaonice Roger BlinThe Poet Édouard DermitheJacques Cégeste André CarnègeJudge
René WormsJudge
Raymond FaureJournalist
Pierre BertinCommissioner Jacques VarennesJudge Paul AmiotJudge (uncredited) Philippe BordierYoung Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) Claude BorelliUne bacchante (uncredited)
Jean-Louis BrauYoung Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)
Jean CocteauNarrator (voice) (uncredited) Renée CosimaUne bacchante (uncredited) Jacques Doniol-ValcrozeYoung Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

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