Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color film spliced in. Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, who plays himself as an 18th-century poet, the film includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso, Jean Marais, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Pierre Leaud, and Yul Brynner. It is considered the final part of The Orphic Trilogy, following The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Orphée (1950).
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Biography, Fantasy |
| Country: | France |
| Produced By: | FranÇOis Truffaut, Jean Thuillier |
| Directed By: | Jean Cocteau |
| Written By: | Jean Cocteau |
| Cast: | Jean Marais, Françoise Arnoul, Henri Crémieux, Michèle Comte, Claudine Auger, Henri Torrès, Françoise Sagan, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Nicole Courcel, Alice Sapritch, Guy Dute, Brigitte Bardot, Daniel Moosmann, Michael Goodliffe, Annette Stroyberg, Alice Heyliger, Jean-Claude Petit, Lucia Bosé, François Périer, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jacqueline Roque, Serge Lifar, Françoise Christophe, Edouard Dermithe, Luis Miguel Dominguín, Pablo Picasso, Brigitte Morisan, Daniel Gélin, Yul Brynner, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, Roger Vadim, Philippe Juzan, Francine Weisweiller, María Casares |
| In Theaters: | Feb 18, 1960 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 19 minutes |
| Production: | Cinédis, Les Editions Cinégraphiques |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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