Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld

Movie·1974·1h 28m

Orpheus in the Underworld

Country

East Germany

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Orpheus in der Unterwelt

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.

Cinematography

Otto Hanisch

Music

Jacques Offenbach

Editor

Thea Richter

Themes

greek mythologyoperetta

Production House

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Audience Score

75%

2 votes

Skip8%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: AT

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Cast

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

Mona Boxberger

Cupido

Fred Düren

Fred Düren

Styx

Helga Piur

Helga Piur

Diana

Lisa Macheiner

Juno

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Merkur

Gisela Bestehorn

Gisela Bestehorn

Venus

Werner Senftleben

Werner Senftleben

Mars

Helmut Bez

Erich Breese

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Crew

Horst Bonnet

Director, Writer

Otto Hanisch

Director of Photography

Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach

Original Music Composer

Thea Richter

Editor

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