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Orpheus

19507.6 / 1095 min
Romance, Fantasy

Overview

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.

Cast

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)

Crew

Georges Auric

Georges Auric

Original Music Composer

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Director

Nicolas Hayer

Nicolas Hayer

Director of Photography

Jacqueline Sadoul

Jacqueline Sadoul

Editor

Pierre-Louis Calvet

Pierre-Louis Calvet

Sound

Émile Darbon

Émile Darbon

Production Manager

Jean d'Eaubonne

Jean d'Eaubonne

Production Design

Claude Pinoteau

Claude Pinoteau

Assistant Director

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Writer

Marcel Escoffier

Marcel Escoffier

Costume Design

André Paulvé

André Paulvé

Executive Producer

Alexandre Marcus

Alexandre Marcus

Makeup Artist

Jean-Marie Loutrel

Jean-Marie Loutrel

Unit Production Manager

Hélène Basté

Hélène Basté

Assistant Editor

Alfred Marpaux

Alfred Marpaux

Production Designer

Noël Martin

Noël Martin

Camera Operator

Jacques Météhen

Jacques Météhen

Conductor

Claude Pinoteau

Claude Pinoteau

Technical Advisor

Albert Volper

Albert Volper

Set Decoration