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Jean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. Orpheus’s peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers.
Original Release
09/29/1950
US Release
11/29/1950
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean Marais | Orphée |
| François Perier | Heurtebise |
| Maria Casares | The Princess - Death / Death |
| Marie Déa | Eurydice |
| Henri Crémieux | L'éditeur / Editor |
| Roger Blin | The Poet |
| Edouard Dermithe | Jacques Cégeste |
| André Carnège | Judge |
| René Worms | Judge |
| Raymond Faure | Journaliste / Journalist |
Directors
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jean Marais | Orphée |
| François Perier | Heurtebise |
| Maria Casares | The Princess - Death / Death |
| Marie Déa | Eurydice |
| Henri Crémieux | L'éditeur / Editor |
| Roger Blin | The Poet |
| Edouard Dermithe | Jacques Cégeste |
| André Carnège | Judge |
| René Worms | Judge |
| Raymond Faure | Journaliste / Journalist |
| Pierre Bertin | Le commissaire / Commissioner |
| Jacques Varennes | Judge |
| Paul Amiot | Judge |
| Philippe Bordier | Young Man at Café des Poètes |
| Claude Borelli | Une bacchante |
| Jean-Louis Brau | Un jeune homme à la terrasse du flore |
| Jean Cocteau | Narrator |
| Renée Cosima | Une bacchante |
| Jacques Doniol-Valcroze | Young Man at Café des Poètes |
| René Lacourt | Postman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| André Paulvé | Executive Producer |
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