Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

7.5/10 • 88 min • Comedy Drama Fantasy Music

Overview

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

Dorit Gäbler

Rolf Hoppe

Wolfgang Greese

Gerry Wolff

Fred Düren

Helga Piur

Fred Delmare

Gisela Bestehorn

Werner Senftleben

Mars

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