CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 28m

Orpheus in the Underworld

75%(2)IMDbComedyDramaFantasyMusic

This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’ school in the ancient Greek city of Thebes, actually does not miss his wife Eurydice that much – until the gods and Offenbach himself pressure him to retrieve her from Hades.

Directed byHorst Bonnet

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
DE
Released
February 7, 1974
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Trailers & teasers

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Orpheus in der Unterwelt – trailer | IFFR 2023

Orpheus in der Unterwelt – trailer | IFFR 2023

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dorit Gäbler

Dorit Gäbler

Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus

Achim Wichert

Pluto

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

Jacques

Mona Boxberger

Cupido

Fred Düren

Fred Düren

Styx

Helga Piur

Helga Piur

Diana

Lisa Macheiner

Juno

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Merkur

Creative team
Directed by
Horst Bonnet
Written by
Horst Bonnet

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