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Orpheus
(1950)
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95 min - 
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Cast
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| Jean Marais | ... | ||
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François Périer | ... | |
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María Casares | ... |
The Princess - Death
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| Marie Déa | ... | ||
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Henri Crémieux | ... |
L'éditeur
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Juliette Gréco | ... |
Aglaonice
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Roger Blin | ... |
The Poet
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Edouard Dermithe | ... | |
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René Worms | ... |
Judge
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Raymond Faure | ||
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Pierre Bertin | ... |
Le commissaire
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Jacques Varennes | ... |
Judge
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André Carnège | ... |
Judge
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Claude Mauriac | ||
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Storyline
Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). They fall in love. Orphee's wife, Eurydice, is killed by the Princess' henchmen and Orphee goes after her into the Underworld. Although they have become dangerously entangled, the Princess sends Orphee back out of the Underworld, to carry on his life with Eurydice. Written by <P.M.Laws@education.leeds.ac.uk>
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| France:Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gerard Philippe were considered for the part of Orphee. See more »Quotes
Heurtebise: I am letting you into the secret of all secrets, mirrors are gates through which death comes and goes. Moreover if you see your whole life in a mirror you will see death at work as you see bees behind the glass in a hive.See more »
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