Around the World with Orson Welles (1955)

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.

First aired

1955-10-07

Genres

Documentary

Seasons

1 (7 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

Orson Welles

Directed / written by

Orson Welles

TMDB rating

7.1/10 from 8 votes