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Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

1955-10-07 · 26m · EN
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A six-part British television travel series written, directed, and presented by Orson Welles for ITV in 1955. Filmed entirely in Europe, the series follows Welles through Vienna, the Basque Country, Madrid, Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and London’s Chelsea Pensioners, blending travelogue, cultural portraiture, and personal essay. Moving between documentary observation and reflective commentary, the episodes combine interviews, local history, and Welles’s distinctive narration into a series that functions as both travel film and cinematic essay.

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Orson WellesOrson WellesHost: Orson WellesChris WertenbakerChris WertenbakerSelf — GuitaristArt BuchwaldArt BuchwaldSelf — Newspaper ColumnistLael WertenbakerLael WertenbakerSelf — AuthorRaymond DuncanRaymond DuncanSelf — ArtistJean-Paul SartreJean-Paul SartreSelf — AuthorSimone de BeauvoirSimone de BeauvoirSelf — AuthorBeñat ToyosBeñat ToyosSelfLe père IbarburuLe père IbarburuSelfFerdinand LopFerdinand LopSelf — PoliticianJean CocteauJean CocteauSelf (archive footage)Eddie ConstantineEddie ConstantineMan in Nightclub (archive footage)

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What is Around the World with Orson Welles about?

A six-part British television travel series written, directed, and presented by Orson Welles for ITV in 1955. Filmed entirely in Europe, the series follows Welles through Vienna, the Basque Country, Madrid, Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and London’s Chelsea Pensioners, blending travelogue, cultural portraiture, and personal essay. Moving between documentary observation and reflective commentary, the episodes combine interviews, local history, and Welles’s distinctive narration into a series that functions as both travel film and cinematic essay.

How long is Around the World with Orson Welles?

Around the World with Orson Welles has a runtime of 26 minutes.