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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.
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Looking for the Hobbit
2014 1 seasons · 5 eps French
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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John Howe
Nicolas Mezzalira
Created by
Yannis Metzinger, Alexis Metzinger
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Premiered 2014 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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Created by Yannis Metzinger, Alexis Metzinger.
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Airs on ARTE, ARTE.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 5
- Premiered
- 2014-11-30
- Last aired
- 2014-12-26
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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