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Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

Drama Comedy Fantasy Music
Release Date: 1974, February 7
Directors: Horst Bonnet
Countries: Germany, East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast: Rolf Hoppe, Fred Delmare, Helga Piur, Werner Senftleben, Gerry Wolff, Wolfgang Greese, Fred Düren, Gisela Bestehorn, Dorit Gäbler, Lisa Macheiner, Achim Wichert, Mona Boxberger

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.

Keywords:

greek mythology operetta