Orpheus steigt herab (1965)
October 16, 1965Release Date
Plot.
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 in honest work.
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Cast & Crew.

Gisela May
Lady Torrance

Harry Hindemith
Jabe Torrance

Reiner Schöne
Val Xavier

Barbara Dittus
Carol Cutrere

Kurt Müller-Reitzner
David Cutrere

Gisela Morgen

Wolfgang Greese
