Testament of Orpheus

1960 film by Jean Cocteau
Movie film Q25521
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Testament of Orpheus

Summary

Testament of Orpheus is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Testament of Orpheus's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Testament of Orpheus was directed by Jean Cocteau[4].
  • Jean Cocteau wrote the screenplay for Testament of Orpheus[5].
  • Testament of Orpheus's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[6].
  • Testament of Orpheus's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • Testament of Orpheus's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Jean Cocteau[9].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Claudine Auger[10].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Charles Aznavour[11].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Lucia Bose[12].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Yul Brynner[13].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Françoise Christophe[14].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Luis Miguel Dominguín[15].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Serge Lifar[16].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Jean-Pierre Léaud[17].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Jean Marais[18].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Pablo Picasso[19].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was María Casares[20].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was François Périer[21].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Edouard Dermit[22].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Daniel Gélin[23].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Alice Sapritch[24].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Annette Vadim[25].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Henri Crémieux[26].
  • A cast member of Testament of Orpheus was Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f3e9d67-cb41-4eae-9548-4575cc025c28[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Testament of Orpheus was produced by Jean Thuillier[30]. It was directed by Jean Cocteau[4]. Jean Cocteau wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jean Cocteau[9], Claudine Auger[10], Charles Aznavour[11], Lucia Bose[12], Yul Brynner[13], and Françoise Christophe[14].

Publication

Testament of Orpheus was released on January 1, 1960[31]. The original language of it was French[32]. Genres include fantasy film[7] and drama film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Orphic Trilogy[33].

Subject and Themes

Testament of Orpheus's part of the series is recorded as The Orphic Trilogy[33].

Reception

Reviews include 7.3/10[34] and 88%[35].

Why It Matters

Testament of Orpheus ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . mondesfrancophones.com. Retrieved . mondesfrancophones.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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