Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

02/07/1974 (XG) • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music • 1h 28m

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.

Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

02/07/1974 (XG) • 1h 28m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Eurydike

Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus

Pluto

Jacques

Cupido

Styx

Diana

Juno

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

greek mythology

operetta

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