Characters played by Jean Marais
Orphée
Characters played by François Périer
Heurtebise
Characters played by María Casares
The Princess - Death
Characters played by Marie Déa
Eurydice
Characters played by Henri Crémieux
L'éditeur
Characters played by Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Characters played by Roger Blin
The Poet
Characters played by Edouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
Characters played by André Carnège
Judge
Characters played by René Worms
Judge
Characters played by Raymond Faure
Journaliste
Characters played by Pierre Bertin
Le commissaire
Characters played by Jacques Varennes
Judge
Characters played by Paul Amiot
Judge
Characters played by Philippe Bordier
Young Man at Café des Poètes
Characters played by Claude Borelli
Une bacchante
Characters played by Jean-Louis Brau
Un jeune homme à la terrasse du flore
Characters played by Jean Cocteau
Narrator
Characters played by Renée Cosima
Une bacchante
Characters played by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Young Man at Café des Poètes
Characters played by René Lacourt
Postman
Characters played by Julien Maffre
Un agent de police
Characters played by Claude Mauriac
(uncredited)
Characters played by Jean-Pierre Melville
Le directeur de l'hôtel
Characters played by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Le chef de bande
Characters played by Henri San Juan
Young Man at Café des Poètes
Characters played by Victor Tabournot
Young Man at Café des Poètes