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Black Orpheus

1959 | 107 min | Drama · Fantasy · Comedy · Music · Romance

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Synopsis

Black Orpheus is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which set the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in a contemporary favela in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval. The film was an international co-production among companies in Brazil, France and Italy.

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Credits

Producer
Sacha Gordine
Director
Marcel Camus
Screenplay
Marcel Camus, Vinícius de Moraes, Jacques Viot
Director of Photography
Jean Bourgoin
Original Music Composer
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá
Editor
Andrée Feix

Box office · USD, worldwide

Revenue
$750K

Cast · 6

C

Cartola

AD

Adhemar da Silva

LG

Léa Garcia

Marcel Camus

Marcel Camus

BM

Breno Mello

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