Testament of Orpheus
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| Directed by | Jean Cocteau |
| Produced by | Jean Thuillier |
| Written by | Jean Cocteau |
| Starring |
Jean Cocteau Édouard Dermit Henri Crémieux María Casares |
| Music by |
Georges Auric George Frideric Handel Martial Solal |
| Edited by | Marie-Josephe Yoyotte |
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80 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Testament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 film directed by and starring Jean Cocteau. It is considered the final part of the Orphic Trilogy, following The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Orphée (1950). In the cast are Charles Aznavour, Lucia Bosé, María Casares, Nicole Courcel, Luis Miguel Dominguín, Daniel Gélin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Serge Lifar, Jean Marais, François Périer and Françoise Sagan.
It also includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso and Yul Brynner. The film is in black-and-white, with just a few seconds of color film spliced in.
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