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The Immortal Story (French: Une histoire immortelle) is a 1968 French film directed by Orson Welles and starring Jeanne Moreau. The film was originally broadcast on French television and was later released in theatres.
Orson Welles’s first color film and final completed fictional feature, The Immortal Story is a moving and wistful adaptation of a tale by Isak Dinesen. Welles stars as a wealthy merchant in nineteenth-century Macao, who becomes obsessed with bringing to life an oft-related anecdote about a rich man who gives a poor sailor a small sum of money ...
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A bitter merchant (Orson Welles) tries to bring to life a legend of a sailor who seduces a rich man's wife.
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- Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio
- Orson Welles
- Drama
The Immortal Story: Directed by Orson Welles. With Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, Roger Coggio, Norman Eshley. In Macao, a wealthy merchant named Charles Clay hires two people to recreate a story of a sailor who is paid to impregnate a man's wife.
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- Drama
- Orson Welles
- 1968-09-18
Feb 1, 2021 · Doug Buck reviews the late career entry into Orson Welles’ larger than life career, The Immortal Story (Orson Welles, 1968).
Sep 10, 2012 · Though shot for television on a low budget, this is a sumptuous experience, a fairytale-like story, taken from Isak Dinesen, of a wealthy Macao merchant (Welles) who hires a young sailor to sleep...
Directed by Orson Welles • 1968 • France. Starring Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, Roger Coggio. Orson Welles' first color film and final completed fictional feature, THE IMMORTAL STORY is a moving and wistful adaptation of a tale by Isak Dinesen.
