Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

Directed by

Orson Welles

Genre

documentary film, drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Orson Welles hosts a series of travelogues filmed in Europe. He visits artists and attends events in places like Paris and Madrid. The show feels like a personal tour with Welles as your guide.

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What happens

Around the World with Orson Welles is a series of six short travelogues originally written and directed by Orson Welles for Associated-Rediffusion in 1955, for Britain's then-new ITV channel. Despite its title emphasizing the world, it was entirely filmed in Europe. Among other incidents in the episodes, Welles visited Jean Cocteau and Juliette Gréco in Paris, attended a bullfight in Madrid (with co-hosts Kenneth Tynan and Elaine Dundy) and visited the Basque Country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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