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Black Orpheus

1959, Movie, NR, 100 mins

Black Orpheus: Cast & Details

Year: 1959
Rated NR
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: Italy
Running Time: 100
Format: Color
Genre(s): Drama
Production Co(s).: Lopert
Also Known As: Orfeu Negro

Award(s)
Academy Award Winner: Best Foreign Language Film

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Cast
Breno Mello: Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn: Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira: Mira
Lea Garcia: Serafina
Adhemar da Silva: Death
Alexandro Constantino: Hermes
Waldetar de Souza: Chico
Jorge dos Santos: Benedito
Aurino Cassanio: Zeca

Credits
Marcel Camus: Director
Jacques Viot: Writer
Marcel Camus: Writer - based on the play "Orfeu da Conceicao" by Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes: Source
Sacha Gordine: Producer
Jean Bourgoin: Cinematographer - CinemaScope, Eastmancolor
Andree Feix: Editor
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Musical Composer
Luiz Bonfa: Musical Composer