Orpheus

1h 35min

Romance

Fantasy

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.

Production Companies

Films du Palais Royal

Andre Paulve Film

Cast

Marie Déa

Marie Déa

Eurydice
Roger Blin

Roger Blin

The Poet
Edouard Dermithe

Edouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste
Raymond Faure

Raymond Faure

Journalist
Pierre Bertin

Pierre Bertin

Commissioner
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)

Release date

29th Sep 1950

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français