In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.

The Immortal Story was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival in June 1968.^[5] The film had its U.S. premiere at the 1968 New York Film Festival. In February 1969, it had its U.S. theatrical release on a double feature bill with Luis Buñuel‘s Simon of the Desert.^[6]

To date, The Immortal Story has never had an official home video or DVD release in the U.S., although it has been released in European home entertainment markets.^[2]

In September 2010 Madman Entertainment will release both the English language and shorter French language versions of the film on a single Region 4 DVD.

The film has been recently aired on the Turner Classic Movies cable television network. The film is now available to view on Hulu under the hulu plus catgory.^[7]