Around the World with Orson Welles
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| Around The World With Orson Welles | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Orson Welles |
| Produced by | Louis Dolivet |
| Written by | Orson Welles |
| Starring | Orson Welles |
| Release date(s) | 1955 (UK release) |
| Running time | 26 min (6 episodes) |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Around The World With Orson Welles was a series of six short travelogues originally written and directed by Orson Welles for Associated-Rediffusion in 1955. Among the more notable episodes, Welles visited with Jean Cocteau and Juliette Gréco in Paris, attended a bullfight in Madrid and visited the Basque Country. One episode (Third Man Returns To Vienna) is considered lost. IMDB describes these as "somewhere between a home movie and a cinematic essay."
The several titles of the episodes are:
- St.-Germain-des-Prés
- Madrid Bullfight
- Chelsea Pensioners
- Pays Basque I (The Basque Countries)
- Pays Basque II (La Pelote basque)
- Third Man Returns to Vienna
