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Testament of Orpheus

77.02 %|Feb 18, 1960|Fantasy, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Jean Cocteau
Writer
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Jean Cocteau
Director
Janine Janet
Costume Design
Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
Pierre-André Bertrand
Sound
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Alexandre Marcus
Makeup Artist

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Cast

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Jean Cocteau
The Poet
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Henri Crémieux
The Professor
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Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)
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Lucia Bosè
Orphée's Friend
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Charles Aznavour
The Curious Man
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Brigitte Bardot
Self (uncredited)
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Daniel Gélin
The Intern (uncredited)
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Françoise Christophe
The Nurse (uncredited)
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Nicole Courcel
The Young Mother (uncredited)
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Daniel Moosmann
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
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Yul Brynner
Court Usher (uncredited)
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Pablo Picasso
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
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Michael Goodliffe
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Jean-Pierre Léaud
Dargelos, the schoolboy
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Alice Sapritch
Gypsy (uncredited)
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Roger Vadim
Self (uncredited)
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Françoise Sagan
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
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Annette Stroyberg
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
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Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Gypsy (uncredited)
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María Casares
The Princess