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Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus (1959) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
70

Ready to watch 'Black Orpheus' on your favorite screen? Here are streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can pick what works best for you. 'Black Orpheus' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Prime Video, Apple TV Store, Kanopy in the US.

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes drama flick. Black Orpheus starring Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min. The release date of the movie is December 21st, 1959. The movie received a user score of 70/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 222 verified users.

Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "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."

'Black Orpheus' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 21st, 1959 - Buy Black Orpheus Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting June 8th, 1999 - Buy Black Orpheus DVD

Watch 'Black Orpheus' In Theaters

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