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Orpheus

MOVIE • 1950

Orpheus

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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.

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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

Édouard Dermithe

Édouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste

André Carnège

André Carnège

Judge

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René Worms

Judge

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Raymond Faure

Journalist

Pierre Bertin

Pierre Bertin

Commissioner

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

Judge

Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

Judge (uncredited)

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Film

Status

Released

Release

September 29, 1950

Runtime

95 min

Language

French

Origin

France

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