---
title: 'Black Orpheus (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marcel Camus'
released: '1959-06-12'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-orpheus-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053146/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Orpheus (1959)

1959 · 107 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Music, Romance · Brazil, France, Italy


## 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marcel Camus](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-camus)
- **Screenplay:** [Marcel Camus](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-camus), [Vinícius de Moraes](https://cinepixo.com/people/vinicius-de-moraes), [Jacques Viot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-viot)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antônio Carlos Jobim](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-carlos-jobim), [Luiz Bonfá](https://cinepixo.com/people/luiz-bonfa)
- **Producer:** [Sacha Gordine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-gordine)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Bourgoin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bourgoin)
- **Editor:** [Andrée Feix](https://cinepixo.com/people/andree-feix)

## Cast

- [Cartola](https://cinepixo.com/people/cartola)
- [Adhemar da Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/adhemar-da-silva)
- [Léa Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-garcia)
- [Marcel Camus](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-camus)
- [Breno Mello](https://cinepixo.com/people/breno-mello)
- [Marpessa Dawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/marpessa-dawn)

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