Testament of Orpheus

Name: Testament of Orpheus
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1960-02-18
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger

Le Testament d'Orphée (1960)

Timing: 1:20 (80 min)

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Release date

1960-02-18

Country

France

Production

Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis

Genre

Fantasy, Drama

Budget

Box office

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Director

Jean Cocteau

Actors

Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger, Françoise Arnoul, Lucía Bosè, Charles Aznavour, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Marais
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Scenario

Jean Cocteau

Producer

Jean Thuillier

Camera operator

Roland Pontoizeau

Composer

Artist

Pierre Guffroy

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Editing

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
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Short description

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.