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The Lord of the Rings (1978)

PG 132 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Drama  -   15 November 1978 (USA)
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The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle Earth.

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novels), Chris Conkling (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Guard Christopher Guard ...
Frodo (voice)
William Squire William Squire ...
Gandalf (voice)
Michael Scholes Michael Scholes ...
Sam (voice)
John Hurt ...
Aragorn (voice)
Simon Chandler Simon Chandler ...
Merry (voice)
Dominic Guard Dominic Guard ...
Pippin (voice)
Norman Bird Norman Bird ...
Bilbo (voice)
Michael Graham Cox Michael Graham Cox ...
Boromir (voice) (as Michael Graham-Cox)
Anthony Daniels ...
Legolas (voice)
David Buck David Buck ...
Gimli (voice)
Peter Woodthorpe Peter Woodthorpe ...
Gollum (voice)
Fraser Kerr Fraser Kerr ...
Saruman (voice)
Philip Stone Philip Stone ...
Theoden (voice)
Michael Deacon Michael Deacon ...
Wormtongue (voice)
André Morell André Morell ...
Elrond (voice) (as Andre Morell)
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Storyline

A young Hobbit named Frodo (Guard) is thrown on an amazing adventure, when he is appointed the job of destroying the one ring which was created by the dark lord Sauron. He is assigned with warriors including Gandelf (Squire), Aragorn (Hurt) and Boromir (Cox). It's not going to be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-Earth of all evil. Written by Film_Fan  

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Plot Keywords:

Ring | Hobbit | Middle Earth | Journey | Quest  | See more »

Taglines:

Fantasy...beyond your imagination See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Sindarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$626,649 (USA) (19 November 1978) (31 Screens)

Gross:

$30,471,420 (USA) (1979)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Cel animation was produced and shot for this film, but was cut out at the last minute. Only a few brief segments of the film were drawn from scratch, with much of the film rotoscoped, and some sequences combining non-rotoscoped live-action footage with animation. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The night Boromir tries to persuade Frodo to lend him the ring, the moon is behind Frodo, but it is also behind Boromir as well. See more »

Quotes

Pippin: [after Gandalf has read the dwarves' book in moria]
[panicked]
Pippin: Gandalf, I don't want to stay here!
Gandalf: [soothingly] We're going now, Pippin.
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Soundtracks

"There is an Inn"
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien
Performed by Christopher Guard See more »