Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) 65 years old
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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.
Credits
Black Orpheus Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marpessa Dawn She was 25, 74 years old when she died | as Eurydice |
| Fausto Guerzoni He was 55, 63 years old when he died | as Fausto |
| Léa Garcia She was 26, now 91 years old | as Serafina |
| Breno Mello He was 28, 76 years old when he died | as Orfeo |
| Waldemar De Souza | as Chico |
| Aurino Cassiano | as Zeca |
| Lourdes de Oliveira | as Mira |
| Alexandro Constantino | as Hermes |
| Marcel Camus He was 47, 69 years old when he died | as Ernesto |
| Jorge Dos Santos | as Benedito |
| Ademar Da Silva | as Death |
Black Orpheus Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jean Bourgoin as Cinematography. He was 46 (78) years old when He died | Crew |
| Jacques Viot as Writer. He was 61 (74) years old when He died | Writing |
| Marcel Camus as Director. He was 47 (69) years old when He died | Directing |
| Marcel Camus as Writer. He was 47 (69) years old when He died | Writing |
| Vinicius de Moraes as Theatre Play. He was 45 (66) years old when He died | Writing |
| Luiz Bonfá as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (78) years old when He died | Sound |
| Antônio Carlos Jobim as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (67) years old when He died | Sound |
| Sacha Gordine as Producer. He was 49 (58) years old when He died | Production |
| Andrée Feix as Editor. She was 47 (75) years old when She died | Editing |
Black Orpheus (65 years)
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
- Release day: Friday, June 12, 1959
- Runtime: 100 minutes