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Orpheus in the Underworld
7.5 / 10• 1974• 1h 28m•NR• German
ComedyDramaFantasyMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dorit Gäbler
Eurydike
Lead
Rolf Hoppe
Jupiter
Wolfgang Greese
Orpheus
AW
Achim Wichert
Pluto
Gerry Wolff
Jacques
Mona Boxberger
Cupido
Fred Düren
Styx
Helga Piur
Diana
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Horst Bonnet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Orpheus in the Underworld is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
