Orpheus

Original title: Orphée

1950 ★ 7.6 95 min NR IMDb French Jean Cocteau

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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.

Romance Fantasy Drama

Top Cast

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Orphée
François Périer

François Périer

Heurtebise
María Casares

María Casares

Death
Marie Déa

Marie Déa

Eurydice
Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Editor
Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

Aglaonice
Roger Blin

Roger Blin

The Poet
Édouard Dermithe

Édouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège

André Carnège

Judge
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René Worms

Judge
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Raymond Faure

Journalist
Pierre Bertin

Pierre Bertin

Commissioner

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