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Black Orpheus (1959)

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

Genre : Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Marcel Camus
Writer : Jacques Viot

Synopsis

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Actors

Breno Mello
Breno Mello
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
Léa Garcia
Léa Garcia
Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
Waldetar De Souza
Waldetar De Souza
Chico
Alexandre Constantino
Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
Jorge Dos Santos
Jorge Dos Santos
Benedito
Aurino Cassiano
Aurino Cassiano
Zeca
Maria Alice
Maria Alice
Little Girl
Marcel Camus
Marcel Camus
Ernesto
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto
Thereza Santos
Thereza Santos
Zeni Pereira
Zeni Pereira
Elizeth Cardoso
Elizeth Cardoso

Crews

Marcel Camus
Marcel Camus
Director
Sacha Gordine
Sacha Gordine
Producer
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Bonfá
Original Music Composer
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Original Music Composer
Andrée Feix
Andrée Feix
Editor
Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes
Theatre Play
Jacques Viot
Jacques Viot
Adaptation
Jacques Viot
Jacques Viot
Dialogue
Marcel Camus
Marcel Camus
Adaptation
Marcel Camus
Marcel Camus
Dialogue
Jacques Viot
Jacques Viot
Screenplay
Jean Bourgoin
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
Louis Stein
Louis Stein
Camera Operator
René Persin
René Persin
Camera Operator
Robert Mazoyer
Robert Mazoyer
First Assistant Director
Bartholomeu De Andrade
Bartholomeu De Andrade
Production Assistant
Dyna Moscovici
Dyna Moscovici
Script
Geraldo Gabriel
Geraldo Gabriel
Assistant Camera
Geter Kosta
Geter Kosta
Assistant Camera
Victor Kerdoncuff
Victor Kerdoncuff
Publicist
Isabel Pons
Isabel Pons
Costume Design
Ded. Bourbonnais
Ded. Bourbonnais
Costumer
Ketty-Hélène
Ketty-Hélène
Costumer
Loup Bonin
Loup Bonin
Production Design
Geneviève Winding
Geneviève Winding
Assistant Editor
Roger Blache
Roger Blache
Line Producer
Silvio Autuori
Silvio Autuori
Line Producer
Jacques Gibault
Jacques Gibault
Production Manager
Amaury Leenhardt
Amaury Leenhardt
Sound
Jean Nény
Jean Nény
Sound Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Orfeu Negro (1959) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Black Orpheus Orfue Negro 1959 Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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