The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
An aged, wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale, using a local woman and an unknown sailor as actors.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
98 audience votes
Key crew
- Orson WellesDirector
- Louise de VilmorinWriter
- Orson WellesScreenplay
Cast
- Jeanne MoreauVirginie Ducrot
- Orson WellesCharles Clay
- Roger CoggioElishama Levinsky
- Norman EshleyPaul, the sailor
- Fernando ReyMerchant
Stills
Themes
prostitutelegendsexual fantasysailorreenactmentmerchantmacauindecent proposalunconventional arrangementmaritime history