
Release Date
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Original Release
September 29, 1950
1h 35m
Orpheus (1950)
â 7.695 min
Overview
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
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 2.0
Cast

Jean Marais
Orphée
â0.8

François Périer
Heurtebise
â0.3

MarĂa Casares
Death
â2.1

Marie Déa
Eurydice
â1.4

Henri Crémieux
Editor
â2.0

Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
â0.3

Roger Blin
The Poet
â2.8

Edouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
â0.3

André CarnÚge
Judge
â0.5
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René Worms
Judge
â0.1
Genres
RomanceFantasy
Production Companies
Films du Palais RoyalAndre Paulve Film