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Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

Name: Around the World with Orson Welles
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Orson Welles

Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (193 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Orson Welles Host: Orson Welles

Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

7.43 avg 7 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Basque Countries	7.5	47
2	La Pelote Basque	7.4	37
3	The Third Man in Vienna	7.8	16
4	St. Germain des Prés	7.4	38
5	The Queen's Pensioners	7.2	27
6	Madrid Bullfight	7.5	27
7	The Dominici Affair	7.2	15