Cast
Orson Welles 
Jeanne Moreau Roger Coggio Norman Eshley
Credits
Written by: Karen Blixen Orson Welles Louise de Vilmorin
Cinematography: 
Willy Kurant
Editing: Claude Farny
Produced by: Micheline Rozan
Plot
A wealthy old merchant in Macao decides to make a sailor's story come true. It is based on a tale by Isak Dinesen and was made for French television.
Sinekatalog’s take
Orson Welles's short, hushed film has a rich old merchant in Macao deciding to make a sailor's story come true. Elegant and strange, with Jeanne Moreau, made for French TV, it is a delicate, melancholy late Welles.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (3,959 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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