Orpheus — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Jean Cocteau

• Jean Marais
  as Orphée
• François Périer
  as Heurtebise
• María Casares
  as Death
• Marie Déa
  as Eurydice
• Henri Crémieux
  as Editor
• Juliette Gréco
  as Aglaonice

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