Black Orpheus
Movie
1959
PG
1 HOUR 40 MINS
Drama
Set during Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is reimagined as a streetcar conductor falling for a country girl who is trying to escape a mysterious man pursuing her.
Cast & Crew
Breno Mello Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira Mira
Léa Garcia Serafina
Ademar Da Silva Death
Alexandro Constantino Hermes
Waldemar De Souza Chico
Jorge Dos Santos Benedito
Aurino Cassiano Zeca
Marcel Camus Director
Vinicius de Moraes Writer (Play)
Marcel Camus Writer
Jacques Viot Writer
Sacha Gordine Producer
Luiz Bonfá Original Music
Antonio Carlos Jobim Original Music
Jean Bourgoin Cinematography
Andrée Feix Film Editing
Roberto Bakker Assistant Production Manager
Jacques Gibault Production Manager
Bartolomeu Andrade Assistant Director
Robert Mazoyer Assistant Director
Amaury Leenhardt Sound
Geneviève Winding Assistant Editor
Silvio Autuori Production Assistant
Francisco A. Vilela Production Assistant
Roger Blanche Production Assistant
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Thursday, March 26
Death follows streetcar conductor (Breno Mello) and country girl (Marpessa Dawn) in Rio.
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