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Looking for the Hobbit

2014-11-30 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 5.5

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.

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Creators
Yannis Metzinger, Alexis Metzinger
Production companies
ARTE GEIE, WDR, Cerigo Films
Countries
France
Status
Ended

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John HoweJohn Howe
Nicolas MezzaliraNicolas Mezzalira

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