
Testament of Orpheus
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.
Release Date: 1960-02-18
Fantasy
Drama
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Casts

Jean Cocteau
as The Poet

Edouard Dermithe
as Cégeste

Henri Crémieux
as The Professor

François Périer
as Heurtebise

Claudine Auger
as Minerve

Françoise Arnoul
as Self (uncredited)

Lucia Bosè
as Orphée's Friend

Charles Aznavour
as The Curious Man

Brigitte Bardot
as Self (uncredited)

Jean Marais
as Oedipe