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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

Stars: Dorit Gäbler, Rolf Hoppe, Wolfgang Greese, Achim Wichert, Gerry Wolff