FILMTIThe Immortal Story1968

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Name: The Immortal Story
Genre: short subject, adaptation, drama
Released: 1968-09-18
Duration: 63 min
Cast: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio, Norman Eshley, Fernando Rey

1h 3m runtime

19681h 3mshort subject • adaptation • drama

Short subject film with a runtime of 63 minutes, released in 1968. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 3m

Minutes63

One SittingYes

With Break1h 15m

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Immortal Story was directed by Orson Welles, who also stars as a fabulously wealthy, but bitter and dictatorial, European merchant. Soured on life, Mr. Clay (Welles) decides to play games with the lives of others. He decides to make the "immortal" legend of a sailor seducing a rich man's wife come true and even picks the sailor (Roger Coggio) himself. Through Mr. Clay's machinations, the sailor beds a beautiful younger woman (Jeanne Moreau) whom Clay pays to pose as his own wife. There's little more to the story than that, but Welles weaves his short tale with an economy and expertise which proves he hadn't lost his touch by 1969. Based on a story by Isaak Dinesen, The Immortal Story was originally made for French television; it was also the only Orson Welles-directed film to be released in color.

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Runtime1h 3m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 15m

Movie Facts

Release DateSeptember 18, 1968

Runtime1h 3m

LanguageEnglish

Genresshort subject, adaptation, drama

DirectorOrson Welles

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