Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus (1960)


  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1960-02-18
  • User Rating: 7.7/10 from 110 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Les Editions Cinégraphiques
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: Jean Cocteau
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Summary

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.

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  • Jean Cocteau

    as The Poet

  • Edouard Dermithe

    as Cégeste

  • Henri Crémieux

    as The Professor

  • François Périer

    as Heurtebise

  • Claudine Auger

    as Minerve

  • Françoise Arnoul

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Lucia Bosè

    as Orphée's Friend

  • Charles Aznavour

    as The Curious Man

  • Brigitte Bardot

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Jean Marais

    as Oedipe

  • Daniel Gélin

    as The Intern (uncredited)

  • Françoise Christophe

    as The Nurse (uncredited)

  • Nicole Courcel

    as The Young Mother (uncredited)

  • Daniel Moosmann

    as 2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)

  • Yul Brynner

    as Court Usher (uncredited)

  • Pablo Picasso

    as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

  • Michael Goodliffe

    as English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Pierre Léaud

    as Dargelos, the schoolboy

  • Alice Sapritch

    as Gypsy (uncredited)

  • Roger Vadim

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Françoise Sagan

    as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

  • Annette Stroyberg

    as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

  • Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

    as Gypsy (uncredited)

  • María Casares

    as The Princess
Directing Jean Cocteau Director
Writing Jean Cocteau Writer
Editing Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor
Costume & Make-Up Janine Janet Costume Design
Production Irénée Leriche Production Manager
Production Michel Mombailly Unit Manager
Sound René Sarazin Sound
Production Jean Thuillier Producer
Costume & Make-Up Alexandre Marcus Makeup Artist
Sound Pierre-André Bertrand Sound
Production François Truffaut Associate Producer
Camera Roland Pontoizeau Director of Photography
Art Pierre Guffroy Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Balenciaga Costume Designer
Directing Francis Caillaud Assistant Director

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