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Testament of Orpheus (1960)

Testament of Orpheus

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1h 17m

Biography, Drama, Fantasy

February 18th, 1960

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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).

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Cast

Jean Cocteau
Self - the Poet
Françoise Arnoul
Elle-même
Claudine Auger
Minerve
Charles Aznavour
Le Curieux
Lucia Bosè
Une amie d'Orphée
Yul Brynner
L'huissier
María Casares
La Princesse
Françoise Christophe
L'infirmière
Michèle Comte
La Petite Fille
Nicole Courcel
La mère maladroite
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jean Cocteau
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jean Thuillier
producer
Les Editions Cinégraphiques
François Truffaut
associate producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Jean Cocteau
Full cast & crew

Keywords

allegory
death
poet
All Keywords

Country of Origin

France

Languages

French

Release Dates

May 26th, 1962 (Australia) (Adelaide Film Festival)
February 28th, 1969 (Finland)
May 16th, 1960 (France) (Cannes Film Festival)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Le testament d'Orphée ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi (original title)
O Testamento de Orfeu (Brazil)
Завещанието на Орфей (Bulgaria) (Bulgarian title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

France
Grottes du Val d'Enfer, Les Baux de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Les Baux de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Running Times

77 min
79 min (Germany)
79 min ((USA))
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Cinédis (presents)
Les Editions Cinégraphiques

Distribution Companies

Suomi-Filmi (Finland)
Cinédis (France)
Sodireg (France) (re-release)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Poste Parisien (sound re-recording)
Franstudio (studio)
Laboratoire GTC (sound post-production) (as Laboratoire G.T.C. Joinville)
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