Testament of Orpheus (1962)

  • NR
  • 04/09/1962 (US)
  • Fantasy, Drama
  • 1h 20m

Overview

Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption.

Jean Cocteau

Writer, Director

Cast

Jean Cocteau's headshot

Jean Cocteau

The Poet
Edouard Dermithe's headshot

Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste
Henri Crémieux's headshot

Henri Crémieux

The Professor
François Périer's headshot

François Périer

Heurtebise
Claudine Auger's headshot

Claudine Auger

Minerve
Françoise Arnoul's headshot

Françoise Arnoul

Self (uncredited)
Lucía Bosè's headshot

Lucía Bosè

Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour's headshot

Charles Aznavour

The Curious Man

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