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Set in Macao in 1880. A young sailor is offered gold to spend the night with the young and beautiful wife of an old man, who hopes for an heir before his death.
Cast & credits
Cast
- narrator Orson Welles
- Virginie Ducrot Jeanne Moreau
- Mr Clay Orson Welles
- Elishama Levinsky Roger Coggio
- Paul, the sailor Norman Eshley
- [merchant] Fernando Rey
- voice of Mr Clay [French version] Philippe Noiret
Credits
Direction
- Director Orson Welles
- Assistant to the Director Olivier Gérard
- Assistant to the Director Tony Fuentes
- Assistant to the Director Patrice Torok
Production
- Production Company ORTF - Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Françai
- Production Company Albina Productions
- Producer Micheline Rozan
- Production Manager Marc Maurette
Writing
- Screenplay Orson Welles
- Based on the story by Karen Blixen
Photography
- Director of Photography Willy Kurant
- Camera Operator Jean Orjollet
- Camera Operator Jacques Assuérus
Editing
- Editor Yolande Maurette
- Editor Marcelle Pluet
- Editor Françoise Garnault
- Editor Claude Farny
Design
- [Art Director] André Piltant
Costumes
- Wardrobe of Miss Moreau Pierre Cardin
Music
- Piano Pieces Erik Satie
- Piano Pieces Played by Aldo Ciccolini
- Piano Pieces Played by Jean-Joël Barbier
Sound
- [Sound] Jean Nény