Testament of Orpheus
1960-02-18 | 80 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Jean CocteauThe Poet
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Edouard DermitheCégeste
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Henri CrémieuxThe Professor
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François PérierHeurtebise
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Claudine AugerMinerve
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Françoise ArnoulSelf (uncredited)
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Lucia BosèOrphée's Friend
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Charles AznavourThe Curious Man
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Brigitte BardotSelf (uncredited)
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Jean MaraisOedipe
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Daniel GélinThe Intern (uncredited)
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Françoise ChristopheThe Nurse (uncredited)
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Nicole CourcelThe Young Mother (uncredited)
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Daniel Moosmann2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
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Yul BrynnerCourt Usher (uncredited)
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Pablo PicassoA friend of Orphée (uncredited)
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Michael GoodliffeEnglish Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Jean-Pierre LéaudDargelos, the schoolboy
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Alice SapritchGypsy (uncredited)
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Roger VadimSelf (uncredited)
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Jules and Jim
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Suffragette
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Blue Velvet
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True Grit
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