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The Return of the King (1980)

TV Movie  -  NOT_RATED 98 min  -  Animation | Action | Adventure
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Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.

Directors:

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Romeo Muller

Stars:

Orson Bean, John Huston and Theodore Bikel
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Cast

Cast overview:
Orson Bean ...
Theodore Bikel ...
Aragorn (voice)
William Conrad ...
Lord Denethor (voice)
John Huston ...
Gandalf (voice)
Roddy McDowall ...
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Brother Theodore Brother Theodore ...
Gollum / Smeagol (voice) (as Theodore)
Paul Frees Paul Frees ...
Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Lord Elrond (voice)
Don Messick Don Messick ...
John Stephenson John Stephenson ...
Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar
Casey Kasem ...
Sonny Melendrez Sonny Melendrez ...
Nellie Bellflower ...
Glenn Yarbrough Glenn Yarbrough ...
The Minstrel (voice)
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Storyline

This film adapts the final book of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy where the Hobbits, Frodo and Samwise, struggle through the barren land of Mordor to destroy the Ruling Ring in Mount Doom. At the same time, Gandalf and the others wage a desperate battle against the forces of Sauron at Minas Tirith, but Sauron seems to have the upper hand while the source of his power, the Ring, slowly threatens to corrupt its bearers. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ring | Battle | Hobbit | Elf | Good Versus Evil  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El retorno del rey See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Topcraft, Rankin/Bass Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Many Tolkien fans were disappointed when Ralph Bakshi's 1978 adaptation of "Lord of the Rings" covered only the first two books of Tolkien's trilogy. When it became clear that Bakshi would not produce a sequel, Rankin and Bass finished the story for him with this TV movie, disappointing fans even more due to its poor, rushed quality. This TV movie is considered by many fans to be vastly inferior to Bakshi's 1978 movie. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): "Gorgoroth" is consistently mispronounced as "Gorogoroth". See more »

Quotes

Frodo Baggins: Oh Sam, what have I said, what have I done?
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Connections

Featured in "The Nostalgia Critic: Old vs. New: LOTR Animated vs. Lord of the Rings (#2.33)" (2009) See more »