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Orpheus

Romance

Fantasy

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.

Date: 09/29/1950
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco, Roger Blin, Edouard Dermithe, André Carnège, René Worms, Raymond Faure, Pierre Bertin, Jacques Varennes, Paul Amiot, Philippe Bordier, Claude Borelli, Jean-Louis Brau, Jean Cocteau, Renée Cosima, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, René Lacourt, Julien Maffre, Claude Mauriac, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Henri San Juan, Victor Tabournot

Jean Marais as Orphée in Orpheus Jean Marais

François Périer as Heurtebise in Orpheus François Périer

María Casares as Death in Orpheus María Casares

Marie Déa as Eurydice in Orpheus Marie Déa

Henri Crémieux as Editor in Orpheus Henri Crémieux

Juliette Gréco as Aglaonice in Orpheus Juliette Gréco

Roger Blin as The Poet in Orpheus Roger Blin

Edouard Dermithe as Jacques Cégeste in Orpheus Edouard Dermithe

André Carnège as Judge in Orpheus André Carnège

René Worms

Raymond Faure

Pierre Bertin as Commissioner in Orpheus Pierre Bertin

Jacques Varennes as Judge in Orpheus Jacques Varennes

Paul Amiot as Judge (uncredited) in Orpheus Paul Amiot

Philippe Bordier as Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) in Orpheus Philippe Bordier

Claude Borelli as Une bacchante (uncredited) in Orpheus Claude Borelli

Jean-Louis Brau

Jean Cocteau as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) in Orpheus Jean Cocteau

Renée Cosima as Une bacchante (uncredited) in Orpheus Renée Cosima

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze as Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) in Orpheus Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

René Lacourt as Postman (uncredited) in Orpheus René Lacourt

Julien Maffre as Police Officer (uncredited) in Orpheus Julien Maffre

Claude Mauriac

Jean-Pierre Melville as Hotel Manager (uncredited) in Orpheus Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Mocky as Band Leader (uncredited) in Orpheus Jean-Pierre Mocky

Henri San Juan

Victor Tabournot

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