Adventure ·Animation ·Fantasy · United Kingdom · 1978 · 2h 12m

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings poster
Director
Ralph Bakshi
Cast
Christopher Guard as Frodo (voice) William Squire as Gandalf (voice) Michael Scholes as Sam (voice) John Hurt as Aragorn (voice) Simon Chandler as Merry (voice) Dominic Guard as Pippin (voice)
Crew
Timothy Galfas — Director of Photography Donald W. Ernst — Editor Peter Kirby — Editor Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer Chris Conkling — Screenplay Peter S. Beagle — Screenplay
Tagline

Fantasy...beyond your imagination

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.

Trailer The Lord of the Rings — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
missionbased on novel or bookelvesdwarftrollfantasy worldwizardjourneyringhero's journeyhigh fantasygood versus evil
Key Collaborators
Ralph Bakshi Director Timothy Galfas Director of Photography Donald W. Ernst Editor Peter Kirby Editor Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer Chris Conkling Screenplay Peter S. Beagle Screenplay J. R. R. Tolkien Novel Nancy Eichler Producer Saul Zaentz Producer
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