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The Lord of the Rings

1978PG2h 12m6.6 / 10

Fantasy...beyond your imagination.

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.

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Synopsis

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.

More about The Lord of the Rings

Cast

Christopher GuardFrodo (voice)
William SquireGandalf (voice)
Michael ScholesSam (voice)
John HurtAragorn (voice)
Simon ChandlerMerry (voice)
Dominic GuardPippin (voice)
Michael Graham CoxBoromir (voice)
Anthony DanielsLegolas (voice)

Credits

Directed by
Ralph Bakshi
Written by
Chris Conkling, Peter S. Beagle, J. R. R. Tolkien

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$4M
Box office
$30.5M

Production

  • Fantasy FilmsUnited States
  • Bakshi ProductionsUnited States
  • Saul Zaentz Film Productions

Themes

animationbased on novel or bookdwarfelvesfantasy worldgood versus evilhero's journeyhigh fantasy