Le testament d'Orphée (1959)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Le testament d'Orphée |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1960-10-03 |
Cast
Françoise Christophe
sköterskan
Henri Crémieux
vetenskapsmannen, skolpojken som professor
Daniel Gélin
vetenskapsmannens assistent
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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| Alternative title |
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| Title alternative spelling |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music |
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| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Technical Director | |
| Script Supervisor | |
| Special Effects | |
| Dialogue | |
| Associate Producer | |
| Unit Manager | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Still Photographer | |
| Assistant Cameraman | |
| Gaffer | |
| Conductor | |
| Propman | |
| Costume Designer |
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| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist |
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| Wardrobe | |
| Assistant Film Editor | |
| Other Crew |
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Cast
| - | (I den ordning de uppträder:) | ||
| Jean Cocteau | poeten | ||
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | den trettonårige skolpojken | ||
| Nicole Courcel | den unga modern | ||
| Françoise Christophe | sköterskan | ||
| Henri Crémieux | vetenskapsmannen, skolpojken som professor | ||
| Daniel Gélin | vetenskapsmannens assistent | ||
| Philippe Juzau | första människohästen | ||
| Alice Sapritch | första zigenerskan | ||
| Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte | andra zigenerskan | ||
| Édouard Dermit | Cégeste, egentligen Édouard, poetens adoptivson | ||
| Michèle Comte | den lilla flickan som examineras | ||
| Henry Torrès | examinatorn | ||
| Maria Casarès | prinsessan, domare i undersökningskommissionen | ||
| François Périer | Heurtebise, domare i undersökningskommissionen | ||
| Madame Alec Weisweiller | grevinnan, den förvirrade damen | ||
| Philippe | Gustave, grevinnans hovmästare | ||
| Guy Duté | ena delen av människohunden | ||
| Jean-Claude Petit | andra delen av människohunden | ||
| Alice Heyliger | Isolde (Yseult) | ||
| Michèle Lemoigne | kvinnan i det intellektuella kärleksparet | ||
| Georges Châtelain | mannen i det intellektuella kärleksparet | ||
| Yul Brynner | dörrvaktmästaren | ||
| Claudine Oger | Minerva (Minerve) | ||
| Daniel Moosmann | andra manshästen | ||
| Charles Aznavour | som sig själv, åskådare till poetens död | ||
| Serge Lifar | som sig själv, åskådare till poetens död | ||
| Pablo Picasso | som sig själv, åskådare till poetens död | ||
| Jacqueline Roque | som sig själv, åskådare till poetens död | ||
| Lucia Bosè | som sig själv, åskådare till poetens död | ||
| Luis Miguel Dominguín | som sig själv, åskådare till poetens död | ||
| Jean Marais | Oidipus (Oedipe) | ||
| Brigitte Morissan | Antigone |
Companies
| Production Company | Les Éditions Cinégraphiques | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Europa Film | 1960 | |
| Laboratory | Société Générale de Travaux Cinématographiques SA (GTC) | ||
| Re-recording Mixer | Poste Parisien |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 95770 |
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| Date | 1960-04 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 2170 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white + colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Production location
| France | 1959-09 | 1959-10 | ||||
| La Victorine | Nice | (ateljé) | ||||
| Franstudio | Paris | (ateljé) | ||||
| Baux de Provence | (exteriörer) | |||||
| Villefranche | (exteriörer) | |||||
| Villa Santo Sospir | (exteriörer) |
Release dates
| First showing | 1960-02-18 | Avenue | Paris | France | 80 min | |
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| 1960-02-18 | La Pagode | Paris | France | 80 min | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1960-10-03 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | 79 min | |
| Cinematheque screening | 1974-04-06 | Sweden | ||||
| 1976-10-23 | Sweden | |||||
| 1980-12-27 | Sweden | |||||
| 1980-12-28 | Sweden | |||||
| 1984-01-12 | Sweden | |||||
| 1984-01-28 | Sweden | |||||
| 1990-03-28 | Sweden | |||||
| 1990-03-30 | Sweden | |||||
| 1998-05-01 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| 1998-05-02 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| Censurbeslut | 2000-01-30 | Norsk Filminstitutt | Oslo | Norway | ||
| Cinematheque screening | 2005-10-27 | Bio Victor | Stockholm | Sweden | 79 min | |
| 2005-10-31 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | 79 min |
Related films
| Orphée (1950) | Cited in | Le testament d'Orphée (1959) |
| Inconnu à cette adresse (2003) | Le testament d'Orphée (1959) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Larger than 80 x 110 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | French |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
