Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus (1960)

Released: 1960-02-18 Duration: 1hr 20min
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Rating 7.7

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Les Editions Cinégraphiques
Cinédis

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 8.603

Directed By

Jean Cocteau

Crew

Director
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Jean Cocteau
Costume Design
Janine Janet
Production Manager
Irénée Leriche
Unit Manager
Michel Mombailly
Producer
Jean Thuillier
Makeup Artist
Alexandre Marcus
Associate Producer
François Truffaut
Director of Photography
Roland Pontoizeau
Production Design
Pierre Guffroy
Costume Designer
Balenciaga

TOP CAST

Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau

The Poet

Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux

The Professor

François Périer
François Périer

Heurtebise

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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