Looking for the Hobbit
2014•1 Seasons•5 Episodes•5.5•Ended
Sci-Fi & FantasyDocumentary
À la recherche du Hobbit (French for Looking for the Hobbit) is an exploratory documentary series directed by Olivier Simonnet in 2014, in which illustrator John Howe, story-teller Nicolas Mezzalira, and Professor Leo Carruthers of the University of Paris-Sorbonne explore real-world settings and famous myths that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology. The documentary explores many locations of Medieval significance.
Creator
Yannis Metzinger, Alexis Metzinger
Network
ARTE, ARTE
Origin
FR
Cast
John Howe
Nicolas Mezzalira
Episodes
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