Testament of Orpheus

Synopsis

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. This film is the third part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet (1930), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).

Main Cast

Jean Cocteau

The Poet

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Henri Crémieux

The Professor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

François Périer

Heurtebise

Age : 82 | Popularity : 6%

Claudine Auger

Minerve

Age : 78 | Popularity : 24%

Françoise Arnoul

Self (uncredited)

Age : 92 | Popularity : 5%

Lucía Bosè

Orphée's Friend

Age : 89 | Popularity : 14%

Charles Aznavour

The Curious Man

Age : 94 | Popularity : 21%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Associate Producer	François Truffaut
	Producer	Jean Thuillier
	Production Manager	Irénée Leriche
	Unit Manager	Michel Mombailly
Editing	Editor	Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Directing	Director	Jean Cocteau
Writing	Writer	Jean Cocteau
Art	Production Design	Pierre Guffroy
Sound	Sound	Pierre-André Bertrand René Sarazin
Camera	Director of Photography	Roland Pontoizeau
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Alexandre Marcus
	Costume Design	Janine Janet
Department	Role	Name

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