The Immortal Story

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The Immortal Story is a 1968 film directed by and starring Orson Welles, adapted from an Isak Dinesen tale about an aging merchant who tries to turn a sailor’s legend into reality.

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instanceOf film
adaptationOf The Immortal Story by Isak Dinesen
basedOn Isak Dinesen work
The Immortal Story (short story)
character Elishama Levinsky
Mr. Clay
Paul
Virginie
cinematographyBy Willy Kurant
countryOfOrigin France
Spain
director Orson Welles
distributor ORTF
editedBy Frederique Ravel
filmingLocation Spain
firstReleaseFormat television
genre drama film
fantasy film
hasCultFollowing yes
hasTheme illusion versus reality
storytelling and myth
wealth and loneliness
leadActorRole Orson Welles as Mr. Clay
leadActressRole Jeanne Moreau as Virginie
mainCharacterOccupation merchant
musicBy Erik Satie (pre-existing music)
linked to: Erik Satie
notableFor first color film directed by Orson Welles
originalLanguage English
French
originalNetwork French television
plotSummary An aging wealthy merchant attempts to make a legendary sailor’s tale come true by hiring a young sailor and a woman to enact it.
producer Orson Welles
productionCompany Les Films de l’Astrophore
ORTF
releaseYear 1968
runtimeMinutes 58
screenFormat color
screenwriter Orson Welles
settingLocation Macao
linked to: Macau
starring Fernando Rey
Jeanne Moreau
Norman Eshley
Orson Welles
Roger Coggio
supportingActorRole Norman Eshley as the young sailor
Roger Coggio as Elishama Levinsky
timePeriodOfSetting 19th century

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Paola Mori notableWork The Immortal Story
Fernando Rey notableWork The Immortal Story