Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

1960
1h 20min

Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption.

Testament of Orpheus

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Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption.
    Released
    18 February 1960
    Runtime
    1h 20min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis
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)
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Annette Stroyberg
Annette Stroyberg
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Gypsy (uncredited)
María Casares
María Casares
The Princess
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