Testament of Orpheus
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.
Testament of Orpheus
February 18, 1960
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Cast (24)
Jean Cocteau
The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
Cégeste
Henri Crémieux
The Professor
François Périer
Heurtebise
Claudine Auger
Minerve
Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)
Lucia Bosè
Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour
The Curious Man
Brigitte Bardot
Self (uncredited)
Jean Marais
Oedipe
Daniel Gélin
The Intern (uncredited)
Françoise Christophe
The Nurse (uncredited)
Nicole Courcel
The Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Moosmann
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Yul Brynner
Court Usher (uncredited)
Pablo Picasso
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Alice Sapritch
Gypsy (uncredited)
Roger Vadim
Self (uncredited)
Françoise Sagan
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Annette Stroyberg
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Gypsy (uncredited)
María Casares
The Princess
Crew (15)
Directing
Jean Cocteau
Director
Francis Caillaud
Assistant Director
Writing
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Production
François Truffaut
Associate Producer
Michel Mombailly
Unit Manager
Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
Jean Thuillier
Producer
Sound
René Sarazin
Sound
Pierre-André Bertrand
Sound
Art
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Camera
Roland Pontoizeau
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
No data availableEditing
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor