Looking for the Hobbit
Looking for the Hobbit

Looking for the Hobbit

4.9(4 votes)
2014
1 Season 5 Episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Documentary

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.

Status: Ended
First Air Date: 11/30/2014

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

5 episodes

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.

Episodes

1
Episode 1
2
Episode 2
3
Episode 3
4
Episode 4
5
Episode 5

Cast

John Howe

John Howe

Nicolas Mezzalira

Nicolas Mezzalira

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