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Orpheus in the Underworld

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.

Release: 1974

Rating: 6.0

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

Duration: 88 min

Country: East Germany, Germany

Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast

Dorit Gäbler

Dorit Gäbler

as Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

as Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese

Wolfgang Greese

as Orpheus

Achim Wichert

Achim Wichert

as Pluto

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

as Jacques

Mona Boxberger

Mona Boxberger

as Cupido

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