Orpheus

1950 film by Jean Cocteau
Movie film Q2162087
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Orpheus

Summary

Orpheus is a film[1]. Orpheus ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orpheus's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Orpheus's director is recorded as Jean Cocteau[4].
  • Orpheus's screenwriter is recorded as Jean Cocteau[5].
  • Orpheus's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[6].
  • Orpheus's genre is recorded as fantasy film[7].
  • Orpheus's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Jean Marais[9].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as François Périer[10].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Juliette Gréco[11].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as María Casares[12].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Roger Blin[13].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Jean-Pierre Melville[14].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Jean-Pierre Mocky[15].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Jacques Doniol-Valcroze[16].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Marie Déa[17].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Edouard Dermit[18].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Henri Crémieux[19].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Jacques Varennes[20].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as Pierre Bertin[21].
  • Orpheus's cast member is recorded as René Worms[22].
  • Orpheus's producer is recorded as André Paulvé[23].
  • Orpheus's part of the series is recorded as The Orphic Trilogy[24].
  • Orpheus's depicts is recorded as homoeroticism[25].
  • Orpheus's director of photography is recorded as Nicolas Hayer[26].
  • Orpheus's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0041719[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Orpheus's producer is recorded as André Paulvé[23]. Orpheus's director is recorded as Jean Cocteau[4]. Orpheus's screenwriter is recorded as Jean Cocteau[5]. Cast members include Jean Marais[9], François Périer[10], Juliette Gréco[11], María Casares[12], Roger Blin[13], and Jean-Pierre Melville[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1950-03-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1950-09-07T00:00:00Z[30], +1950-09-29T00:00:00Z[31], +1950-10-02T00:00:00Z[32], and +1950-10-11T00:00:00Z[33]. Orpheus's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[34]. Genres include fantasy film[7] and drama film[8]. Orpheus's part of the series is recorded as The Orphic Trilogy[24].

Subject and Themes

Orpheus's main subject is recorded as Orpheus[35]. Orpheus's part of the series is recorded as The Orphic Trilogy[24].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[36] and 9.5/10[37].

Why It Matters

Orpheus ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).[2] Orpheus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Orpheus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [24] . mondesfrancophones.com. Retrieved . mondesfrancophones.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . mondesfrancophones.com. Retrieved . mondesfrancophones.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . mondesfrancophones.com. Retrieved . mondesfrancophones.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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