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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

PG_13 178 min  -  Action | Adventure | Fantasy  -   19 December 2001 (USA)
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An innocent hobbit of The Shire journeys with eight companions to the fires of Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and the dark lord Sauron forever.

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Howard Alan Howard ...
The Ring (voice)
Elijah Wood ...
Noel Appleby Noel Appleby ...
Sean Astin ...
Sala Baker ...
Sean Bean ...
Cate Blanchett ...
Orlando Bloom ...
Billy Boyd ...
Marton Csokas ...
Megan Edwards Megan Edwards ...
Michael Elsworth Michael Elsworth ...
Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson ...
Ian Holm ...
Christopher Lee ...
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Storyline

An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign! Written by Paul Twomey <toomsp@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

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

Taglines:

Its power corrupts all who desire it. Only one has the will to resist it. A Fellowship of nine must destroy it.[full-length trailer] See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

Allocine (French) | Aurum [Spain] | See more »

Country:

New Zealand | USA

Language:

English | Sindarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Fellowship of the Ring See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$93,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$66,114,741 (USA) (23 December 2001) (3359 Screens)

Gross:

$871,530,324 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (special extended edition)  | (Special Extended Blu-Ray Edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES  | Dolby Digital EX  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When Frodo falls on the snow and loses the ring, a close-up of the ring with Frodo in the background is shown. In order to keep both the subjects focused, a giant ring (6 inches of diameter) was used. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene at Isengard in which Orcs are tearing down trees, we see it start to rain as the camera focuses on Gandalf on the top of the tower, but in the scenes with Orcs and Saruman, the weather alternates between rain and no rain. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Galadriel: The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. It began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings...
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits after the title has been shown. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in The Ring Thing (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"In Dreams"
Written by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore
Performed by Edward Ross
Courtesy of Reprise Records See more »