Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
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1960
1h 20m
7.6(125 votes)
Fantasy

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.

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27 members
Directing

Jean Cocteau

Le poète

Jean Cocteau
Acting

Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste(non crédité)

Edouard Dermithe
Acting

Henri Crémieux

Le professeur(non crédité)

Henri Crémieux
Acting

François Périer

Heurtebise(non crédité)

François Périer
Acting

Claudine Auger

Minerve (non crédité)

Claudine Auger
Acting

Françoise Arnoul

Elle-même (non crédité)

Françoise Arnoul
Acting

Lucia Bosè

Une amie d'Orphée(non crédité)

Lucia Bosè
Acting

Charles Aznavour

Le Curieux(non crédité)

Charles Aznavour
Acting

Brigitte Bardot

Elle-même (non crédité)

Brigitte Bardot
Acting

Jean Marais

Oedipe

Jean Marais
Acting

Daniel Gélin

L'interne (non crédité)

Daniel Gélin
Acting

Françoise Christophe

L'infirmière (non crédité)

Françoise Christophe
Acting

Nicole Courcel

La mère maladroite (non crédité)

Nicole Courcel
Acting

Daniel Moosmann

2e Homme-Cheval (non crédité)

Daniel Moosmann
Acting

Yul Brynner

L'huissier (non crédité)

Yul Brynner
Acting

Pablo Picasso

Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)

Pablo Picasso
Acting

Michael Goodliffe

Narrateur anglais (voix) (non crédité)

Michael Goodliffe
Acting

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Dargelos, l'écolier

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Acting

Alice Sapritch

La Reine des Gitans (non crédité)

Alice Sapritch
Directing

Roger Vadim

Elle-même (non crédité)

Roger Vadim
Writing

Françoise Sagan

Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)

Françoise Sagan
Acting

Annette Stroyberg

Un ami d'Orphée (non crédité)

Annette Stroyberg
Editing

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Gitan (non crédité)

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Acting

María Casares

La princesse

María Casares
Acting

Philippe Juzan

1e Homme-Cheval (non crédité)

No Image
Sound

Jean-Claude Petit

2e Homme-Chien (non crédité)

Jean-Claude Petit
Acting

Guy Dute

1e Homme-Chien (non crédité)

No Image

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