Testament of Orpheus
An 18th-century poet journeys through time and a surreal wasteland, confronting symbolic phantoms in a quest to transcend his mortal life and achieve rebirth as a celestial artist.
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An 18th-century poet journeys through time in pursuit of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he experiences a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms, engaging in contemplation about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet seeks to attain rebirth as a celestial being.
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Principal cast & crew: 30
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Edited by Marie Josephe YoyotteShot by Roland PontoizeauDesigned by Pierre Guffroy
Also known as
- Das Testament des Orpheusde
- Testament of Orpheusen
- Le Testament d'Orphéees
- Le Testament d'Orphéefr
- Il testamento di Orfeoit
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Cast & Crew
30 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jean Cocteau
as Self - the Poet
Francoise Arnoul
as Elle-même
Claudine Auger
as Minerve
Charles Aznavour
as Le Curieux
Lucia Bose
as Une amie d'Orphée
Yul Brynner
as L'huissier
Maria Casares
as La princesse
Francoise Christophe
as L'infirmière
Michele Comte
as La petite fille
Nicole Courcel
as La mère maladroite
Edouard Dermithe
as Cégeste(non crédité)
Henri Cremieux
as Le professeur(non crédité)
Supporting cast
16Francois Perier
as Heurtebise(non crédité)
Brigitte Bardot
as Elle-même (non crédité)
Jean Marais
as Oedipe
Daniel Gelin
as L'interne (non crédité)
Daniel Moosmann
as 2e Homme-Cheval (non crédité)
Pablo Picasso
as Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)
Michael Goodliffe
as Narrateur anglais (voix) (non crédité)
Jean Pierre Leaud
as Dargelos, l'écolier
Alice Sapritch
as La Reine des Gitans (non crédité)
Roger Vadim
as Elle-même (non crédité)
Francoise Sagan
as Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)
Annette Stroyberg
as Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)
Marie Josephe Yoyotte
as Gitan (non crédité)
Philippe Juzan
as 1e Homme-Cheval (non crédité)
Jean Claude Petit
as 2e Homme-Chien (non crédité)
Guy Dute
as 1e Homme-Chien (non crédité)
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