Une histoire immortelle (1968)

France, 58 min
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Basic facts

Original title Une histoire immortelle
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • France
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • French
Swedish release 1971-01-11

Cast

Orson Welles
Mr. Clay / berättaren

Jeanne Moreau
Virginie Ducrot

Roger Coggio
Elishama Levinsky

Norman Eshley
Paul, sjöman

Fernando Rey
köpmannen

Titles

Original title
  • Une histoire immortelle
Swedish release title
  • En odödlig historia
Distribution title
  • The Immortal Story (USA)
  • Una historia inmortal (Spanien)
  • Den udødelige historie (Danmark)
  • Kuolematon tarina (Finland)
  • Stunde der Wahrheit (Västtyskland)
  • Une histoire immortelle (Frankrike)
  • Storia immortale (Italien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Adaptation
Unit Manager
Assistant Cameraman
Instrumentalist
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor

Cast

Orson Welles Mr. Clay / berättaren
Jeanne Moreau Virginie Ducrot
Roger Coggio Elishama Levinsky
Norman Eshley Paul, sjöman
Fernando Rey köpmannen

Companies

Production Company Albina Productions SARL
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1971

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 109621
Date 1970-11-19
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 1380 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 485, 410, 485.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Eastman Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 1591 meter
Length in minutes 58 min
Reels 3 reels


Original work

Original title Den odødlige historie (Short story)
Author Karen Blixen


Production location

1966-09 1966-11
Rueil Paris France
Aravaca Madrid Spain
Chinchón Madrid Spain
Brihuega Guadalajara Spain
Pedraza Segovia Spain

Release dates

First showing 1968-05-24 France
Festival showing 1968-06 Berlin West Germany (Filmfestivalen i Berlin)
1968-09-18 New York, New York USA 58 min (New York Film Festival)
TV showing 1968-09-30 ORTF France
Release in Sweden 1971-01-11 Norrköping Sweden 50 min
Release in Stockholm 1971-02-01 Puck Stockholm Sweden 50 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1995-04-06
2001-05-27
2001-05-29
Other showing 2002-04-14 Synad 2002-04-17.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2002-05-28
FIAF showing 2010-11-02
2012-02-05
2012-02-18
2015-05-20
2019-10-03 Bara en (1) visning av bevarandeskäl.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2022-11-26 Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Gnossiennes. Nr 1
Composer Érik Satie (1890, publicerad 1893)
Instrumentalist Aldo Ciccolini (piano)
Jean-Joël Barbier (piano)


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1369


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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