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Testament of Orpheus

1960 � 7.5/10

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.

Release Date
2/18/1960
Runtime
1 hour and 20 minutes
Director
Jean Cocteau

Cast

Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
Edouard Dermithe
Cégeste
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
The Professor
François Périer
François Périer
Heurtebise
Claudine Auger
Claudine Auger
Minerve
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)
Lucia Bosè
Lucia Bosè
Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
The Curious Man
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Self (uncredited)
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Oedipe
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
The Intern (uncredited)
Françoise Christophe
Françoise Christophe
The Nurse (uncredited)
Nicole Courcel
Nicole Courcel
The Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Moosmann
Daniel Moosmann
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
Court Usher (uncredited)
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Alice Sapritch
Alice Sapritch
Gypsy (uncredited)
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Self (uncredited)

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