Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus (1960)

1960-02-18

(US) •

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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.

Movie Cast

Testament of Orpheus

Jean Cocteau

The Poet

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Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste

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Henri Crémieux

The Professor

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François Périer

Heurtebise

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Claudine Auger

Minerve

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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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Jean Marais

Oedipe

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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