Where to Watch Black Orpheus (1959)

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Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Black Orpheus' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Black Orpheus' right now, here are some details 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, and a scheduled release date of December 21st, 1959.

It received a user score of 70/100 on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 217 knowledgeable users.

Here’s what’s going on in this one... 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' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Apple TV, TCM Amazon Channel, Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and Kanopy .