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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1960-02-18
- video_camera_front Companies Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis
- timer Runtime: 80 Mins
- star Rating: 7.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 119 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0054377
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Jean Cocteau
The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
Cégeste
Henri Crémieux
The Professor
François Périer
Heurtebise
Claudine Auger
Minerve
Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)
Lucia Bosè
Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour
The Curious Man
Brigitte Bardot
Self (uncredited)
Jean Marais
Oedipe
Daniel Gélin
The Intern (uncredited)
Françoise Christophe
The Nurse (uncredited)
Nicole Courcel
The Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Moosmann
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Yul Brynner
Court Usher (uncredited)
Pablo Picasso
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Alice Sapritch
Gypsy (uncredited)
Roger Vadim
Self (uncredited)
Françoise Sagan
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Annette Stroyberg
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Gypsy (uncredited)
María Casares
The Princess
groups Crew
Jean Cocteau
Director
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Janine Janet
Costume Design
Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
Michel Mombailly
Unit Manager
René Sarazin
Sound
Jean Thuillier
Producer
Alexandre Marcus
Makeup Artist
Pierre-André Bertrand
Sound
François Truffaut
Associate Producer
Roland Pontoizeau
Director of Photography
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Balenciaga
Costume Designer
Francis Caillaud
Assistant Director
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