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Cast
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Jean Marais | As: Orphée |
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François Périer | As: Heurtebise |
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María Casares | As: Death |
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Marie Déa | As: Eurydice |
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Henri Crémieux | As: Editor |
Storyline
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.
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| Certification: | NR |
Details
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Language: Français
Release Date: 29 September 1950
Country: FR
Runtime: 95m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Films du Palais Royal, Andre Paulve Film
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Cast
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Jean Marais |
Orphée |
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François Périer |
Heurtebise |
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María Casares |
Death |
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Marie Déa |
Eurydice |
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Henri Crémieux |
Editor |
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Juliette Gréco |
Aglaonice |
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Roger Blin |
The Poet |
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Edouard Dermithe |
Jacques Cégeste |
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André Carnège |
Judge |
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René Worms |
Judge |
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Raymond Faure |
Journalist |
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Pierre Bertin |
Commissioner |
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Jacques Varennes |
Judge |
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Paul Amiot |
Judge (uncredited) |
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Philippe Bordier |
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) |
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Claude Borelli |
Une bacchante (uncredited) |
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Jean-Louis Brau |
Young Man on the Terrace of the Flora (uncredited) |
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Jean Cocteau |
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Renée Cosima |
Une bacchante (uncredited) |
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Jacques Doniol-Valcroze |
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) |
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René Lacourt |
Postman (uncredited) |
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Julien Maffre |
Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Claude Mauriac |
(uncredited) |
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Jean-Pierre Melville |
Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
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Jean-Pierre Mocky |
Band Leader (uncredited) |
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Henri San Juan |
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) |
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Victor Tabournot |
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Jean Cocteau |
Director |
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Claude Pinoteau |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Jean Cocteau |
Writer |
Production Crew
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André Paulvé |
Executive Producer |
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Émile Darbon |
Production Manager |
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Jean-Marie Loutrel |
Unit Production Manager |
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Alfred Marpaux |
Production Designer |
Edited By
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Jacqueline Sadoul |
Editor |
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Hélène Basté |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Marcel Escoffier |
Costume Design |
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Alexandre Marcus |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Georges Auric |
Original Music Composer |
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Pierre-Louis Calvet |
Sound |
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Jacques Météhen |
Conductor |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Nicolas Hayer |
Director of Photography |
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Noël Martin |
Camera Operator |
Lighting
Art Department
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Jean d'Eaubonne |
Production Design |
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Albert Volper |
Set Decoration |
Other Crew
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Claude Pinoteau |
Technical Advisor |
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