Testament of Orpheus (1960)

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. This film is the third part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet (1930), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).

Directing:
  • Jean Cocteau

Writing:
  • Jean Cocteau

Stars:
Release Date: 1960-02-18
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  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 80
Claudine Auger
Claudine Auge...
Minerve
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bard...
Self (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
The Poet
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arn...
Self (uncredited)
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznav...
The Curious Man
Lucía Bosè
Lucía Bosè
Orphée's Friend
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
Court Usher (uncredited)
Françoise Christophe
Françoise Chr...
The Nurse (uncredited)
Nicole Courcel
Nicole Cource...
The Young Mother (uncredited)
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieu...
The Professor
Edouard Dermithe
Edouard Dermi...
Cégeste
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodl...
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
The Intern (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre L...
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Oedipe
Daniel Moosmann
Daniel Moosma...
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
François Périer
François Péri...
Heurtebise
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sag...
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Alice Sapritch
Alice Sapritc...
Gypsy (uncredited)
Annette Stroyberg
Annette Stroy...
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Self (uncredited)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Marie-Josèphe...
Gypsy (uncredited)
María Casares
María Casares
The Princess
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