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Testament of Orpheus

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Calorie Rating: 111
Released: 1960-02-18
Running Time: 79 Minutes
Studios: Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis,


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.

Director / Directors

Francis Caillaud
Assistant Director


Cast

Jean Cocteau
Character: The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
Character: Cégeste
Henri Crémieux
Character: The Professor

François Périer
Character: Heurtebise
Claudine Auger
Character: Minerve
Françoise Arnoul
Character: Self (uncredited)

Lucia Bosè
Character: Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour
Character: The Curious Man
Brigitte Bardot
Character: Self (uncredited)

Jean Marais
Character: Oedipe
Daniel Gélin
Character: The Intern (uncredited)
Françoise Christophe
Character: The Nurse (uncredited)

Nicole Courcel
Character: The Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Moosmann
Character: 2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Yul Brynner
Character: Court Usher (uncredited)

Pablo Picasso
Character: A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
Character: English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Character: Dargelos, the schoolboy

Alice Sapritch
Character: Gypsy (uncredited)
Roger Vadim
Character: Self (uncredited)
Françoise Sagan
Character: A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Annette Stroyberg
Character: A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Character: Gypsy (uncredited)
María Casares
Character: The Princess


Production and Crew

Janine Janet
Costume Design

Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
Michel Mombailly
Unit Manager

Alexandre Marcus
Makeup Artist

François Truffaut
Associate Producer
Roland Pontoizeau
Director of Photography
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design

Balenciaga
Costume Designer