Orpheus (film)
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| Directed by | Jean Cocteau |
| Written by | Jean Cocteau |
| Produced by | André Paulvé |
| Starring | Jean Marais François Périer María Casares Marie Déa |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Sadoul |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
| Distributed by | DisCina |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1,149,396 admissions (France) |
Orpheus (French: Orphée [ɔʁfe] ⓘ; also the title used in the UK) is a 1950 French romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais. It is the central part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, alongside The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Testament of Orpheus (1960). Set in contemporary Paris, the film is a variation on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and is partially based on Cocteau's 1926 play of the same title.