Orpheus in the Underworld

1974 • 1h 28m • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

7.5(2 votes)

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.

Director

Horst Bonnet

Writers

Horst Bonnet

Status

Released