Portrait: Orson Welles
The Immortal Story • 43m
This oblique and fascinating documentary on director Orson Welles, by François Reichenbach and Frédéric Rossif, was originally scheduled to be broadcast on French television alongside THE IMMORTAL STORY in May 1968. Due to the political upheaval in France that month, the premieres of both films were postponed; they ultimately aired that September.
Up Next in The Immortal Story
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Norman Eshley on IMMORTAL STORY
Actor Norman Eshley’s appearance in THE IMMORTAL STORY came very early in his long television career. In this new interview, shot in May 2016, he discusses playing the sailor in Orson Welles’s film.
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Willy Kurant on THE IMMORTAL STORY
Director of photography Willy Kurant discusses shooting THE IMMORTAL STORY for Orson Welles, in this July 2004 interview.
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François Thomas on THE IMMORTAL STORY
In this interview, shot in April 2016, Orson Welles scholar François Thomas discusses the production of THE IMMORTAL STORY, as well as Welles’s love for author Karen Blixen, who wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen, on whose story the film is based.
