

Orpheus in the Underworld
1974-02-07 · 88 min · ★ 7.5
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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- Directors
- Horst Bonnet
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Countries
- East Germany, Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dorit GäblerEurydike
Rolf HoppeJupiter
Wolfgang GreeseOrpheus
Gerry WolffJacques
Fred DürenStyx
Helga PiurDiana
Fred DelmareMerkur
Gisela BestehornVenus
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