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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.
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
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 to impregnate his wife.
- Virginie, Mr. Clay, Elishama, Paul
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
Aug 30, 2016 · 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 ...
The Immortal Story. 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.
Aug 26, 2016 · Mr. Clay (Welles) is a merchant in 19th-century Macao, living out the last days of his life in a mansion that once belonged to a partner he destroyed. We learn the story of Clay and his partner, Ducrot, through subjective hearsay that’s circled and confirmed through more hearsay.
