Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)

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.

• Release Date: 1974-02-07
• Runtime: 1h 28min
• Production Company: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
• Production Country: East Germany, Germany
• Director: Horst Bonnet