Orpheus steigt herab (1965)
1965 · Drama
Genres: Drama
In the Jim-Crow South, Val Xavier is a bass-playing drifter who retains a wild, compassionate spirit amid neon-lit decay. Nicknamed “Snake Skin” for his animal-hide jacket, Val seeks to shed the emptiness of wealthy nightclubs and, after turning thirty, yearns for a modest, purposeful life grounded…
Director: Hubert Hoelzke
Writers: Tennessee Williams
Music by: Rolf Zimmermann
Cast
Gisela May as Lady TorranceHarry Hindemith as Jabe TorranceReiner Schöne as Val XavierBarbara Dittus as Carol CutrereKurt Müller-Reitzner as David CutrereGisela MorgenWolfgang GreeseBrigitte LindenbergFrantišek PálkaUrsula Am-EndeLothar FörsterEvamaria BathMore like this
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