The Blood of a Poet
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| Directed by | Jean Cocteau |
| Written by | Jean Cocteau |
| Produced by | Charles de Noailles |
| Starring | Enrique Riveros Lee Miller Pauline Carton Odette Talazac Féral Benga Jean Desbordes |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Edited by | Jean Cocteau |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
| Distributed by | Tamasa Distribution The Criterion Collection |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Blood of a Poet (French: Le sang d'un poète, pronounced [lə sɑ̃ dœ̃ pɔɛt]) is a 1932 avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau, financed by Charles de Noailles and starring Enrique Riveros, a Chilean actor who had a successful career in European films. Photographer Lee Miller made her only film appearance in this movie, which features an appearance by the famed aerialist Barbette. It is the first part of The Orphic Trilogy, which is continued in Orphée (1950) and concludes with Testament of Orpheus (1960).