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Feature film — 1974

Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

7.51h 28mComedy — Drama — Fantasy — Music

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.

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Director: Horst Bonnet

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Cast & crew

Dorit Gäbler as Eurydike

Dorit Gäbler

Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe as Jupiter

Rolf Hoppe

Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese as Orpheus

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus

A

Achim Wichert

Pluto

Gerry Wolff as Jacques

Gerry Wolff

Jacques

M

Mona Boxberger

Cupido

Fred Düren as Styx

Fred Düren

Styx

Helga Piur as Diana

Helga Piur

Diana

L

Lisa Macheiner

Juno

Fred Delmare as Merkur

Fred Delmare

Merkur

Gisela Bestehorn as Venus

Gisela Bestehorn

Venus

Werner Senftleben as Mars

Werner Senftleben

Mars

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