Watch Testament of Orpheus (1960) Official Trailer
7.6 / 10 IMDb February 18, 1960 1h 20m
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
Runtime
1h 20m
Release Date
February 18, 1960
Genre
Fantasy
Status
Released
Languages
French, English, German
Country
France
Writers
Producers
Cast
Jean Cocteau
as Le poète
Édouard Dermithe
as Cégeste(non crédité)
Henri Crémieux
as Le professeur(non crédité)
François Périer
as Heurtebise(non crédité)
Claudine Auger
as Minerve (non crédité)
Françoise Arnoul
as Elle-même (non crédité)
Lucia Bosè
as Une amie d'Orphée(non crédité)
Charles Aznavour
as Le Curieux(non crédité)
Brigitte Bardot
as Elle-même (non crédité)
Jean Marais
as Oedipe
Daniel Gélin
as L'interne (non crédité)
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Françoise Christophe
as L'infirmière (non crédité)
Nicole Courcel
as La mère maladroite (non crédité)
Daniel Moosmann
as 2e Homme-Cheval (non crédité)
Yul Brynner
as L'huissier (non crédité)
Pablo Picasso
as Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)
Michael Goodliffe
as Narrateur anglais (voix) (non crédité)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Dargelos, l'écolier
Alice Sapritch
as La Reine des Gitans (non crédité)
Roger Vadim
as Elle-même (non crédité)
Production Companies
Les Editions Cinégraphiques
Cinédis
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