The Immortal Story

The Immortal Story
Spanish theatrical poster
Directed byOrson Welles
Screenplay byLouise de Vilmorin
Orson Welles
Based onThe Immortal Story
by Karen Blixen
Produced byMicheline Rozan
StarringJeanne Moreau
Orson Welles
Roger Coggio
Norman Eshley
CinematographyWilly Kurant
Edited byClaude Farny
Françoise Garnault
Yolande Maurette
Marcelle Pluet
Distributed byAltura Films S.L. (US)
Omnia-Film (world)
Release dates
  • May 24, 1968 (1968-05-24) (French TV)
  • September 18, 1968 (1968-09-18) (NYFF)
  • February 1969 (1969-02) (US)
Running time
48 mins (French version)
60 mins (English version)
CountryFrance
LanguagesEnglish
French

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. It was based on a short story by the Danish writer Karen Blixen (more widely known by her pen name Isak Dinesen). With a running time of sixty minutes, it is the shortest feature film directed by Welles.