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Orpheus in the Underworld(1974)

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Music
6.0

Overview

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.

Status:Released
Release Date:Feb 7, 1974
Runtime: 1h 28m

Director:

Horst Bonnet

Writer:

Horst Bonnet

Top Cast

Dorit Gäbler

Dorit Gäbler

Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus

Achim Wichert

Achim Wichert

Pluto

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

Jacques

Mona Boxberger

Mona Boxberger

Cupido

Fred Düren

Fred Düren

Styx

Helga Piur

Helga Piur

Diana

Lisa Macheiner

Lisa Macheiner

Juno

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Merkur

Gisela Bestehorn

Gisela Bestehorn

Venus

Werner Senftleben

Werner Senftleben

Mars

Helmut Bez

Helmut Bez

Erich Breese

Erich Breese

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