Orpheus in the Underworld (1974)
Overview : 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 : February 7, 1974
Runtime : 88m
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music
Companies : DEFA
Countries : East Germany, Germany
Keywords : orpheus, greek mythology, operetta