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Testament of OrpheusTestament of Orpheus

Le Testament d'Orphée

7.7

80 minutes

2/18/1960

Overview

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.

Cast List

  • Jean Cocteau Picture

    Jean Cocteau

    as The Poet

  • Edouard Dermithe Picture

    Edouard Dermithe

    as Cégeste

  • Henri Crémieux Picture

    Henri Crémieux

    as The Professor

  • François Périer Picture

    François Périer

    as Heurtebise

  • Claudine Auger Picture

    Claudine Auger

    as Minerve

  • Françoise Arnoul Picture

    Françoise Arnoul

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Lucia Bosè Picture

    Lucia Bosè

    as Orphée's Friend

  • Charles Aznavour Picture

    Charles Aznavour

    as The Curious Man

  • Brigitte Bardot Picture

    Brigitte Bardot

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Jean Marais Picture

    Jean Marais

    as Oedipe

  • Daniel Gélin Picture

    Daniel Gélin

    as The Intern (uncredited)

  • Françoise Christophe Picture

    Françoise Christophe

    as The Nurse (uncredited)

  • Nicole Courcel Picture

    Nicole Courcel

    as The Young Mother (uncredited)

  • Daniel Moosmann Picture

    Daniel Moosmann

    as 2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)

  • Yul Brynner Picture

    Yul Brynner

    as Court Usher (uncredited)

  • Pablo Picasso Picture

    Pablo Picasso

    as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

  • Michael Goodliffe Picture

    Michael Goodliffe

    as English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Pierre Léaud Picture

    Jean-Pierre Léaud

    as Dargelos, the schoolboy

  • Alice Sapritch Picture

    Alice Sapritch

    as Gypsy (uncredited)

  • Roger Vadim Picture

    Roger Vadim

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Françoise Sagan Picture

    Françoise Sagan

    as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

  • Annette Stroyberg Picture

    Annette Stroyberg

    as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

  • Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Picture

    Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

    as Gypsy (uncredited)

  • María Casares Picture

    María Casares

    as The Princess