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L'immortel

Original title: The Immortal
  • TV Series
  • 1969–1971
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
330
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Christopher George in L'immortel (1969)
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An immortal man whose blood can have miraculous health benefits is a fugitive from those who would exploit both him and his brother he seeks.An immortal man whose blood can have miraculous health benefits is a fugitive from those who would exploit both him and his brother he seeks.An immortal man whose blood can have miraculous health benefits is a fugitive from those who would exploit both him and his brother he seeks.

  • Creator
    • Robert Specht
  • Stars
    • Christopher George
    • Don Knight
    • Barry Sullivan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    330
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Robert Specht
    • Stars
      • Christopher George
      • Don Knight
      • Barry Sullivan
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Christopher George
    Christopher George
    • Ben Richards
    • 1969–1971
    Don Knight
    Don Knight
    • Fletcher
    • 1970–1971
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • Jordan Braddock
    • 1969–1970
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Sylvia Cartwright
    • 1969–1970
    David Brian
    David Brian
    • Arthur Maitland
    • 1970
    Frank Orsatti
    • Heavy…
    • 1970–1971
    William H. Burton
    • Ray…
    • 1970
    Jim Wagerman
    • Attendant
    • 1970
    Jessica Walter
    Jessica Walter
    • Janet Braddock
    • 1969
    Jack Albertson
    Jack Albertson
    • Dr. Walter Koster
    • 1970
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • George Allison
    • 1970
    Lee Meriwether
    Lee Meriwether
    • Sigrid Bergen
    • 1970
    Vic Morrow
    Vic Morrow
    • Sheriff Dan W. Wheeler
    • 1970
    Howard Duff
    Howard Duff
    • Arthur Cameron
    • 1970
    Jacqueline Scott
    Jacqueline Scott
    • Alpha Henderson
    • 1970
    Ross Martin
    Ross Martin
    • Eddie Yeoman
    • 1970
    Lynda Day George
    Lynda Day George
    • Terry Kerwin
    • 1970
    Harry Townes
    Harry Townes
    • Roy Adkins
    • 1970
    • Creator
      • Robert Specht
    • All cast & crew
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    3garyed40-591-637818

    Good idea done badly

    I remembered this series from when I was a child and after hearing it was possible spent months scanning ebay for a DVD copy. Finally bought it and after viewing about half,,, disappointed. episode plots are weak at best, story flow between chase scenes is painfully slow, Overall writing is poor. I understand that the first season of any show is usually the fleshing out period, but its as if once the idea was created the producers didn't know what to do with it. It seems they were just trying to basically repeat the Fugitive which had ended just two years before. I can't fault Christopher George his performance was more then excellent through out but given his talent he really deserved better then this. Nice seeing his future wife in the 'Man on a punched card" episode though.

    Gary
    len-26

    I liked it, but I was a child

    I saw every episode, few as there were. Although I remember few plots, the recurring theme was similar to The Fugitive. Each week, Ben Richards would encounter some good people in desperate straits, and he would help them, despite the threat of capture. Frequently that help involved him giving someone a transfusion.

    I suspect this concept would not work in the 1990's.
    8edmund129

    A fugitive from the human race

    Ben Richards was not a fugitive from the law, as many of the people he encountered assumed by the way he acted, but a fugitive from the human race, he couldn't seek help from authorities because he had something no one else had and everyone wanted, immortality that was also contagious through a blood transfusion from him.

    When you get down to it, we are all terminally ill, we just sugar coat the term and call ourselves mortals. But what would any one give to cure themselves of their own terminal illness we call mortality? Capture one man and turn him into a blood donor for the human race? Was Maitland really evil and greedy, or was he just like the rest of us? I think the character of Ben Richards could of been used in many Hollywood movies as the trump card to movies with a sad ending or a movie lacking a twisted plot.

    The Big Question I have is there any surviving film footage of this great short lived series?
    3QueenoftheGoons

    Was okay

    It had a few actors i like in it. Always loved Christopher George but it really wasn't all that good. The rainbow butcher ep was not bad. Vic Morrow played the SOB cop in it. Made that nice. That was it.
    9guycmcd

    haunting idea, one person with total immunity from aging/illness

    hard to believe I woke up this AM thinking about Barry Sullivan in his role trying to capture 'The Immortal'. 37 years ago and the idea still reverberates. imagine, one person's blood able to smooth the wrinkles out of veteran actor Sullivan's face, make him young again, cure AIDS (more than a decade before we knew about AIDS), cancer, heart disease, and all else. handled differently, as one reviewer suggested in the Sci-Fi genre, this could have been a TV long run gem instead of a variation of 'The Fugitive' and chasing Dr. Richard Kimble. possibilities with the plot were untapped, thus the idea was wasted. perhaps it's time for a rebirth with more courage and bigger budget. the Sci-Fi channel might be the ticket. enjoyed remembering George and his rugged good looks. believe he was married to that beautiful Dove soap lady.

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    • Trivia
      In the TV movie The Night Stalker (1972), when a refrigerator containing blood is opened there is blood labeled "Benjamin Richards". A prop left over from this production.
    • Connections
      Follows L'immortel: Pilot (1969)

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1972 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Immortal
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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