ORPHEUS

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.

The Crew

Jean Marais

Orphée

François Périer

Heurtebise

María Casares

Death

Marie Déa

Eurydice

Henri Crémieux

Editor

Juliette Gréco

Aglaonice

Roger Blin

The Poet

Edouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste

André Carnège

Judge

René Worms

Judge