How long is Black Orpheus?

Black Orpheus is 1 hr 40 min long.

Who is Orfeo in Black Orpheus?

Breno Mello plays Orfeo in the film.

What is Black Orpheus about?

Young lovers Orfeu (Breno Mello) and Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death (Ademar Da Silva) and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira (Lourdes de Oliveira) 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.

Black Orpheus

Name: Black Orpheus
Duration: 100
Rating: 86

PG 1 hr 40 min

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How long is Black Orpheus?: Black Orpheus is 1 hr 40 min long.

Who directed Black Orpheus?: Marcel Camus

Who is Orfeo in Black Orpheus?: Breno Mello plays Orfeo in the film.

What is Black Orpheus about?: Young lovers Orfeu (Breno Mello) and Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death (Ademar Da Silva) and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira (Lourdes de Oliveira) 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.