director star orson welles also adapt isak dinesen rather pointless book about an aged millionaire recluse living in china who tell his employee of an incredible story he hear while in the service regard a rich and die man and his terrible wife and a sailor stud . the employee explain that this tale be just a legend and but the millionaire aim to make it fact . the sexual implication in the narrative aren not ignore by welles and though they be tip toed around ( probably due to the restriction of 1968 ) and and when welles a the old gentleman find himself the perfect boy to complete his plan and it hard not to smirk when he call the bottle blonde a fine look sailor and then offer him money . who need jeanne moreau when these two be hit it off so well . from .