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Portuguese adaptation of the story of a streetcar conductor who falls in love with a woman on the run in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Winner of Best Foreign Film Oscar!
Original Release
06/12/1959
US Release
12/21/1959
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Breno Mello | Orfeo / Orfeu |
| Marpessa Dawn | Eurydice |
| Lourdes de Oliveira | Mira |
| Lea Garcia | Serafina |
| Adhemar Ferreira da Silva | Death |
| Waldemar De Souza | Chico |
| Alexandro Constantino | Hermes |
| Jorge Dos Santos | Benedito |
| Aurino Cassiano | Zeca |
| Maria Alice | Little Girl |
Directors
Writers
Marcel Camus, Jacques Viot, Vinicius de Moraes
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Breno Mello | Orfeo / Orfeu |
| Marpessa Dawn | Eurydice |
| Lourdes de Oliveira | Mira |
| Lea Garcia | Serafina |
| Adhemar Ferreira da Silva | Death |
| Waldemar De Souza | Chico |
| Alexandro Constantino | Hermes |
| Jorge Dos Santos | Benedito |
| Aurino Cassiano | Zeca |
| Maria Alice | Little Girl |
| Ana Amélia | |
| Elizeth Cardoso | |
| Arlete Costa | |
| Maria de Lourdes | |
| Modesto De Souza | |
| Agostinho dos Santos | |
| Fausto Guerzoni | Fausto |
| Tião Macalé | Record player seller |
| Afonso Marinho | |
| Esther Mellinger |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sacha Gordine | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Won |
