Testament of Orpheus

80 mins
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.

Jean Cocteau

The Poet

Henri Crémieux

The Professor

Françoise Arnoul

Self (uncredited)

Lucia Bosè

Orphée's Friend

Charles Aznavour

The Curious Man

Brigitte Bardot

Self (uncredited)

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

Alice Sapritch

Gypsy (uncredited)

Roger Vadim

Self (uncredited)

Françoise Sagan

A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Annette Stroyberg

A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Gypsy (uncredited)

María Casares

The Princess

Jean Cocteau

Director

Janine Janet

Costume Design

Irénée Leriche

Production Manager

Pierre Guffroy

Production Design

Alexandre Marcus

Makeup Artist

Roland Pontoizeau

Director of Photography

Michel Mombailly

Unit Manager

François Truffaut

Associate Producer

Balenciaga

Costume Designer

Francis Caillaud

Assistant Director

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