Orpheus (1950)

  • NR
  • 11/29/1950 (US)
  • Romance, Fantasy, Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.

Jean Cocteau

Director, Writer

Cast

Jean Marais's headshot

Jean Marais

Orphée
François Périer's headshot

François Périer

Heurtebise
María Casares's headshot

María Casares

Death
Marie Déa's headshot

Marie Déa

Eurydice
Henri Crémieux's headshot

Henri Crémieux

Editor
Juliette Gréco's headshot

Juliette Gréco

Aglaonice
Roger Blin's headshot

Roger Blin

The Poet
Edouard Dermithe's headshot

Edouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste

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