Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

  • NR
  • 02/07/1974 (DE)
  • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music
  • 1h 28m

Overview

This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’ school in the ancient Greek city of Thebes, actually does not miss his wife Eurydice that much – until the gods and Offenbach himself pressure him to retrieve her from Hades.

Horst Bonnet

Director, Writer

Cast

Dorit Gäbler's headshot

Dorit Gäbler

Eurydike
Rolf Hoppe's headshot

Rolf Hoppe

Jupiter
Wolfgang Greese's headshot

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus
Achim Wichert's headshot

Achim Wichert

Pluto
Gerry Wolff's headshot

Gerry Wolff

Jacques
Mona Boxberger's headshot

Mona Boxberger

Cupido
Fred Düren's headshot

Fred Düren

Styx
Helga Piur's headshot

Helga Piur

Diana

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