Testament of Orpheus

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The Testament of Orpheus

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Directed by Jean Cocteau
Produced by Jean Thuillier
Starring Jean Cocteau
Yul Brynner
Edouard Dermit
Henri Cremieuxard
María Casares
Music by Georges Auric
George Frideric Handel
Martial Solal
Editing by Marie-Josephe Yoyotte
Release date(s) Flag of France 18 February 1960
Flag of the United States 9 April 1962
Running time 80 min.
Country France
Language French
Preceded by Orphée
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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, Maria Casarès, 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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