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Testament of Orpheus

Fantasy

7.7

Release Date

February 18, 1960

Duration

80 min

Status

Released

Language

fr

Overview

An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.

Casts

Jean Cocteau

The Poet

Jean Cocteau

Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste

Edouard Dermithe

Henri Crémieux

The Professor

Henri Crémieux

François Périer

Heurtebise

François Périer

Claudine Auger

Minerve

Claudine Auger

Françoise Arnoul

Self (uncredited)

Françoise Arnoul

Lucia Bosè

Orphée's Friend

Lucia Bosè

Charles Aznavour

The Curious Man

Charles Aznavour

Brigitte Bardot

Self (uncredited)

Brigitte Bardot

Jean Marais

Oedipe

Jean Marais

Daniel Gélin

The Intern (uncredited)

Daniel Gélin

Françoise Christophe

The Nurse (uncredited)

Françoise Christophe

Nicole Courcel

The Young Mother (uncredited)

Nicole Courcel

Daniel Moosmann

2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)

Daniel Moosmann

Yul Brynner

Court Usher (uncredited)

Yul Brynner

Pablo Picasso

A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Pablo Picasso

Michael Goodliffe

English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Goodliffe

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Dargelos, the schoolboy

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alice Sapritch

Gypsy (uncredited)

Alice Sapritch

Roger Vadim

Self (uncredited)

Roger Vadim

Françoise Sagan

A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Françoise Sagan

Annette Stroyberg

A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Annette Stroyberg

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Gypsy (uncredited)

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

María Casares

The Princess

María Casares

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