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Orpheus

Orpheus

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Sep 29, 19501h 35minFR
7.6
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Synopsis

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

TitleOrpheus
RealesedSep 29, 1950
WriterJean Cocteau
DirectorJean Cocteau
CountryFrance
CompaniesFilms du Palais Royal
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
Edouard Dermithe

Edouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège

André Carnège

Judge
René Worms

René Worms

Judge
Raymond Faure

Raymond Faure

Journalist
Pierre Bertin

Pierre Bertin

Commissioner
Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

Judge
Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

Judge (uncredited)
Philippe Bordier

Philippe Bordier

Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Claude Borelli

Claude Borelli

Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Brau

Jean-Louis Brau

Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Renée Cosima

Renée Cosima

Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
René Lacourt

René Lacourt

Postman (uncredited)
Julien Maffre

Julien Maffre

Police Officer (uncredited)
Claude Mauriac

Claude Mauriac

(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville

Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Band Leader (uncredited)
Henri San Juan

Henri San Juan

Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Victor Tabournot

Victor Tabournot

Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
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