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Testament of Orpheus

Genre:Fantasy

Released:1960-02-18

Runtime:80

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:

Jean Cocteau

Character: The Poet

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Edouard Dermithe

Character: Cégeste

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Henri Crémieux

Character: The Professor

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François Périer

Character: Heurtebise

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Claudine Auger

Character: Minerve

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Françoise Arnoul

Character: Self (uncredited)

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Lucia Bosè

Character: Orphée's Friend

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Charles Aznavour

Character: The Curious Man

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Brigitte Bardot

Character: Self (uncredited)

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Jean Marais

Character: Oedipe

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Daniel Gélin

Character: The Intern (uncredited)

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Françoise Christophe

Character: The Nurse (uncredited)

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Nicole Courcel

Character: The Young Mother (uncredited)

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Daniel Moosmann

Character: 2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)

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Yul Brynner

Character: Court Usher (uncredited)

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Pablo Picasso

Character: A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

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Michael Goodliffe

Character: English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Character: Dargelos, the schoolboy

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Alice Sapritch

Character: Gypsy (uncredited)

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Roger Vadim

Character: Self (uncredited)

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Françoise Sagan

Character: A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

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Annette Stroyberg

Character: A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

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Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Character: Gypsy (uncredited)

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María Casares

Character: The Princess

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