Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption.

Directed by: Jean Cocteau
Written by: Jean Cocteau
Runtime: 80 minutes
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Cast:
Jean Cocteau Jean Cocteau
The Poet 
Edouard Dermithe Edouard Dermithe
Cégeste 
Henri Crémieux Henri Crémieux
The Professor 
François Périer François Périer
Heurtebise 
Claudine Auger Claudine Auger
Minerve 
Françoise Arnoul Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited) 
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Also known as:
  • The Testament of Orpheus
  • Testament of Orpheus
  • Il Testamento di Orfeo
  • Orpheus'un Vasiyeti
  • 오르페의 유언
  • Orfeus testamente