Directed by : Jean COCTEAU
Year of production : 1949 Country : FRANCE Length : 93 minutes
"Orpheus" is Jean Cocteau’s poetic retelling of the celebrated myth in a modern setting. Famous Left Bank poet, Orpheus is enchanted by Death in the guise of an enigmatic Princess, for whom he leaves his wife, Eurydice. But the Princess, knowing the impossibility of their love, sends Orpheus back to Eurydice...
This film is dedicated to Christian Bérard
Jean COCTEAU - Director
Jean COCTEAU - Script / Dialogue
Nicolas HAYER - Cinematography
Jean D'EAUBONNE - Set decorator
Georges AURIC - Music
Jacqueline SADOUL - Film Editor
Pierre CALVET - Sound
Jean MARAIS - Orpheus
François PERIER - Heurtebise
Maria CASARES - The Princess
Marie DEA - Eurydice
Juilette GRÉCO - Aglaonice
Edouard DHERMITTE - Cégeste
Photo du Film
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