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Looking for the Hobbit

5.5
1 season
5 episodes
Ended
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Documentary

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:November 30, 2014
Last Aired:December 26, 2014
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
ARTE, ARTE
Created By:
Yannis Metzinger, Alexis Metzinger

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

5 episodes

Aired: 2014

John Howe, the famous illustrator of Tolkien's novels and the conceptual artist for Peter Jackson's films, decided to find out more and set off in search of the legends - and the places that gave rise to them.

Production

ARTE GEIE

WDR

Cerigo Films