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Testament of Orpheus
Released: February 18, 1960 (1960)
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genres: Fantasy
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Henri Crémieux as The Professor
Age at release: 63
- Jean Marais as Oedipe
Age at release: 46
- François Périer as Heurtebise
Age at release: 40
- Daniel Gélin as The Intern (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
- Charles Aznavour as The Curious Man
Age at release: 35
- Lucia Bosè as Orphée's Friend
Age at release: 29
- Françoise Arnoul as Self (uncredited)
Age at release: 28
- Brigitte Bardot as Self (uncredited)
Age at release: 25
- Claudine Auger as Minerve
Age at release: 18
- Edouard Dermithe as Cégeste
Age at release: Unknown
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- Pablo Picasso as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Age at release: 78
- Michael Goodliffe as English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Alice Sapritch as Gypsy (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Yul Brynner as Court Usher (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Françoise Christophe as The Nurse (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- María Casares as The Princess
Age at release: 37
- Nicole Courcel as The Young Mother (uncredited)
Age at release: 28
- Daniel Moosmann as 2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Annette Stroyberg as A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Age at release: 23
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Dargelos, the schoolboy
Age at release: 15