Movie
Black Orpheus
Released: June 12, 1959 (1959)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Adhemar Ferreira da Silva as Death
Age at release: 31
- Breno Mello as Orfeo
Age at release: 27
- Léa Garcia as Serafina
Age at release: 26
- Marpessa Dawn as Eurydice
Age at release: 25
- Lourdes de Oliveira as Mira
Age at release: Unknown
- Waldetar De Souza as Chico
Age at release: Unknown
- Alexandre Constantino as Hermes
Age at release: Unknown
- Jorge Dos Santos as Benedito
Age at release: Unknown
- Aurino Cassiano as Zeca
Age at release: Unknown
- Maria Alice as Little Girl
Age at release: Unknown
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- Fausto Guerzoni as Fausto
Age at release: Unknown