Orpheus in the Underworld

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1974 · 88 min · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · Music · TMDB 7.5/10

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.

Directed by Horst Bonnet

Cast

• Dorit Gäbler — Eurydike
• Rolf Hoppe — Jupiter
• Wolfgang Greese — Orpheus
• Achim Wichert — Pluto
• Gerry Wolff — Jacques