Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)
Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)
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.

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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
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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.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 07 February 1974

Country: XG, DE

Runtime: 88m

Company Credits

Company: DEFA

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Cast

Directed By

Horst Bonnet

Horst Bonnet

Director

Sigrid Meyer

Sigrid Meyer

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Helmut Klein

Helmut Klein

Production Manager

Hartmut Plettau

Hartmut Plettau

Unit Production Manager

Rolf Martius

Rolf Martius

Unit Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Werner Schulz

Werner Schulz

Costume Design

Ursula Funk

Ursula Funk

Makeup Artist

Heinz Bernhardt

Heinz Bernhardt

Makeup Artist

Inge Merten

Inge Merten

Makeup Artist

Christiane Dorst

Christiane Dorst

Costume Design

Günter Hermstein

Günter Hermstein

Makeup Artist

Sound

Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach

Original Music Composer

Robert Hanell

Robert Hanell

Music Arranger

Konrad Walle

Konrad Walle

Sound

Robert Hanell

Robert Hanell

Conductor

Klaus Wolter

Klaus Wolter

Sound

Georg Gutschmidt

Georg Gutschmidt

Production Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Otto Hanisch

Otto Hanisch

Animation

Kurt Marks

Kurt Marks

Animation

Camera

Otto Hanisch

Otto Hanisch

Director of Photography

Herbert Kroiss

Herbert Kroiss

Assistant Camera

Detlef Hertelt

Detlef Hertelt

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alfred Hirschmeier

Alfred Hirschmeier

Production Design

Other Crew

Maurycy Janowski

Maurycy Janowski

Dramaturgy

Tom Schilling

Tom Schilling

Choreographer

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