Orpheus
1950-09-29 | 95 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Jean MaraisOrphée
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François PérierHeurtebise
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María CasaresDeath
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Marie DéaEurydice
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Henri CrémieuxEditor
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Juliette GrécoAglaonice
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Roger BlinThe Poet
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Edouard DermitheJacques Cégeste
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André CarnègeJudge
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Pierre BertinCommissioner
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Jacques VarennesJudge
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Paul AmiotJudge (uncredited)
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Philippe BordierYoung Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
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Claude BorelliUne bacchante (uncredited)
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Jean CocteauNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Renée CosimaUne bacchante (uncredited)
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Jacques Doniol-ValcrozeYoung Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)
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