🎬 Romance, Fantasy, Drama

Orpheus

⭐ 7.6/10 1950 1h 35m Dir. Jean Cocteau
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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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7.6/10 295 votes

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Year
1950
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.6/10
Votes
295
Genre
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Language
FR

Cast

🎭 Romance 🎭 Fantasy 🎭 Drama 🎬 Jean Cocteau 👤 Jean Marais 👤 François Périer 👤 María Casares
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Orpheus has a runtime of 1h 35m (1 hour and 35 minutes).
Orpheus was directed by Jean Cocteau and released in 1950.
Orpheus is a Romance, Fantasy, Drama film (1950).
The cast of Orpheus includes Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux.
Orpheus has a TMDB rating of 7.6/10 based on 295 votes.

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