Looking for the Hobbit (2014)

Name: Looking for the Hobbit
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 5.8
Cast: John Howe, Nicolas Mezzalira

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.

IMDb rating: 5.8 (49 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · The Roku Channel · Cineverse · Fawesome
Language: FR
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

John Howe
Nicolas Mezzalira

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

6.33 avg 4 episodes 6.4 → 6.2 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tolkien's Worlds	6.4	5
2	The Magical Forest of Brocéliande	6.2	5
3	In the Footsteps of King Arthur	6.5	6
4	The Lost Gold of the Rhine	6.2	5