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Orpheus in the Underworld

Orpheus in the Underworld

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 7, 1974

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

Original Title

Orpheus in der Unterwelt

Production Companies

DEFA

Director

Horst Bonnet

Description

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.