Around the World with Orson Welles
Overview:
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.
Pays Basque I: The Basque Countries
Season 1 · Episode 1
Pays Basque II: La Pelote Basque
Season 1 · Episode 2
Revisiting Vienna
Season 1 · Episode 3
Saint-Germain-des-Pres
Season 1 · Episode 4
London: The Queen's Pensioners
Season 1 · Episode 5
Spain: The Bullfight
Season 1 · Episode 6
France: The Tragedy of Lurs
Season 1 · Episode 7
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