Orpheus
Orpheus

Orpheus

1950·1h 35m
7.7/ 10 (283 votes)
RomanceFantasyDrama

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.

Trailer

Director

Jean Cocteau

Writers

Jean Cocteau

Where to Watch

Stream

HBO Max
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Criterion Channel

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

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René Worms

Judge

Details

Language

fr

Status

Released