Testament of Orpheus

02/18/1960

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1hr 20min

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Fantasy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jean Cocteau
  • Edouard Dermithe
  • Henri Crémieux
  • François Périer
  • Claudine Auger

    Directors

  • François Truffaut
  • Francis Caillaud

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Les Editions Cinégraphiques
  • Cinédis

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French