Movie Description
Orphée
(1950)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Cocteau
- Writer : Jean Cocteau
- Editor : Jacqueline Sadoul
- 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
Cast
Orphée
Heurtebise
Death
Eurydice
Editor
Aglaonice
The Poet
Jacques Cégeste
Judge
Judge
Journalist
Commissioner
Judge
Judge (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Postman (uncredited)
Police Officer (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Band Leader (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleOrphée
Status Released
Release Information
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1950-09-29
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 35m
Production CompaniesFilms du Palais Royal,Andre Paulve Film
Genres
- Romance
- Fantasy
- Drama
