Orpheus in the Underworld

Synopsis

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

Written by

Horst Bonnet

Music

Jacques Offenbach

Studio

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Released

7 February 1974

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music