Orpheus

Orpheus (1950) — drama, fantasy, romance film. Directed by Jean Cocteau. Starring Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa. This page maps 4 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.7/10 from 310 votes.

Orpheus (1950) Poster

Interactive Features for Orpheus

Orpheus offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 4 characters interconnect through 6 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A poet navigates mortality, love, and supernatural judgment to reclaim his wife and achieve poetic immortality.

Drama, Fantasy, Romance · 7.7/10 · 95 min · 1950

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Credits

Director

Jean Cocteau
Cast

as Orphée

Jean Marais
Cast

as Heurtebise

François Périer
Cast

as Death

María Casares
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as Eurydice

Marie Déa
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as Editor

Henri Crémieux
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as Aglaonice

Juliette Gréco
Cast

as The Poet

Roger Blin
Cast

as Jacques Cégeste

Édouard Dermithe
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as Judge

André Carnège
Cast

as Judge

René Worms
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as Journalist

Raymond Faure
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as Commissioner

Pierre Bertin

Universe & Franchise Timeline

The Orphic Trilogy — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph
Orphic Trilogy — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

Orpheus is title 2 of 4 in the The Orphic Trilogy release order. Previous: The Blood of a Poet (1932). Next: Testament of Orpheus (1960).

Related Movies & Series

Shuffle! (2005) — Spin-off
The Blood of a Poet (1932) — Prequel
Testament of Orpheus (1960) — Sequel

Videos

New trailer for Orphée - back in cinemas 19 October | BFI
Three Reasons: Orpheus

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q2162087), public domain (CC0).