Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

Release date : February 18, 1960
Runtime : 1h 20m
Countries of origin : France /
Original Language : French /
Director : Jean Cocteau /
Writers : Jean Cocteau /
Production companies : Les Editions Cinégraphiques / Cinédis /
February 18, 1960 1h 20m France Fantasy French More
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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).
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Jean Cocteau
The Poet
Henri Crémieux
The Professor
François Périer
Heurtebise
Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)
Lucía 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

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  • title:Testament of Orpheus
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1960
  • Runtime:1h 20m
  • Genres: Fantasy · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: France ·
  • Original Language: French ·
  • Director: Jean Cocteau /
  • Writers: Jean Cocteau ·
  • Production companies: Les Editions Cinégraphiques · Cinédis ·
  • 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. 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).
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