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Orpheus in the Underworld

19746.0 / 1088 min
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

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.

Cast

Dorit Gäbler

Dorit Gäbler

Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus

Achim Wichert

Achim Wichert

Pluto

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

Jacques

Mona Boxberger

Mona Boxberger

Cupido

Fred Düren

Fred Düren

Styx

Helga Piur

Helga Piur

Diana

Lisa Macheiner

Lisa Macheiner

Juno

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Merkur

Gisela Bestehorn

Gisela Bestehorn

Venus

Werner Senftleben

Werner Senftleben

Mars

Helmut Bez

Helmut Bez

Erich Breese

Erich Breese

Crew

Horst Bonnet

Horst Bonnet

Director

Horst Bonnet

Horst Bonnet

Writer

Otto Hanisch

Otto Hanisch

Director of Photography

Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach

Original Music Composer

Robert Hanell

Robert Hanell

Music Arranger

Christiane Dorst

Christiane Dorst

Costume Design

Heinz Bernhardt

Heinz Bernhardt

Makeup Artist

Georg Gutschmidt

Georg Gutschmidt

Production Sound Mixer

Robert Hanell

Robert Hanell

Conductor

Tom Schilling

Tom Schilling

Choreographer

Günter Hermstein

Günter Hermstein

Makeup Artist

Inge Merten

Inge Merten

Makeup Artist

Ursula Funk

Ursula Funk

Makeup Artist

Konrad Walle

Konrad Walle

Sound

Detlef Hertelt

Detlef Hertelt

Assistant Camera

Werner Schulz

Werner Schulz

Costume Design

Otto Hanisch

Otto Hanisch

Animation

Sigrid Meyer

Sigrid Meyer

Assistant Director

Klaus Wolter

Klaus Wolter

Sound

Herbert Kroiss

Herbert Kroiss

Assistant Camera

Maurycy Janowski

Maurycy Janowski

Dramaturgy

Kurt Marks

Kurt Marks

Animation

Alfred Hirschmeier

Alfred Hirschmeier

Production Design

Helmut Klein

Helmut Klein

Production Manager

Hartmut Plettau

Hartmut Plettau

Unit Production Manager

Rolf Martius

Rolf Martius

Unit Production Manager

Thea Richter

Thea Richter

Editor