The Lord of the Rings (1978)

11/15/1978 (GB) • 2h 12m

Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

Fantasy...beyond your imagination

Overview

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

Top Billed Cast

Christopher Guard

Frodo (voice)

William Squire

Gandalf (voice)

Michael Scholes

Sam (voice)

John Hurt

Aragorn (voice)

Simon Chandler

Merry (voice)

Dominic Guard

Pippin (voice)

Michael Graham Cox

Boromir (voice)

Anthony Daniels

Legolas (voice)

David Buck

Gimli (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000.00

Revenue

$30,477,175.00

Keywords

mission

based on novel or book

elves

dwarf

troll

fantasy world

wizard

journey

ring

hero's journey

high fantasy

good versus evil

animation

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