The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Elijah Wood
Frodo Baggins
Sean Astin
Samwise Gamgee
Viggo Mortensen
Aragorn
Ian McKellen
Gandalf
Andy Serkis
Gollum / Smeagol
Dominic Monaghan
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Billy Boyd
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
John Noble
Denethor
David Wenham
Faramir
Miranda Otto
Éowyn
John Rhys-Davies
Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Orlando Bloom
Legolas
Bernard Hill
Théoden
Karl Urban
Éomer
Lawrence Makoare
Witchking / Gothmog
Liv Tyler
Arwen
Hugo Weaving
Elrond
Cate Blanchett
Galadriel
Ian Holm
Bilbo Baggins
Sean Bean
Boromir
Marton Csokas
Celeborn
Paul Norell
King of the Dead
Noel Appleby
Everard Proudfoot
Ali Astin
Elanor Gamgee
David Aston
Gondorian Soldier 3
John Bach
Madril
Sadwyn Brophy
Eldarion
Alistair Browning
Damrod
Richard Edge
Gondorian Soldier 1
Jason Fitch
Uruk 2
Bruce Hopkins
Gamling
Ian Hughes
Irolas
Bret McKenzie
Elf Escort
Sarah McLeod
Rosie Cotton
Maisy McLeod-Riera
Baby Gamgee
Bruce Phillips
Grimbold
Shane Rangi
Harad Leader 2
Todd Rippon
Harad Leader 1
Thomas Robins
Déagol
Harry Sinclair
Isildur
Peter Tait
Shagrat
Joel Tobeck
Orc Lieutenant 1
Stephen Ure
Gorbag
Sala Baker
Featured Orc / Stunts
Robert Pollock
Featured Orc
Ross Duncan
Featured Orc
Pete Smith
Featured Orc
Jed Brophy
Featured Orc
Lee Hartley
Featured Orc
Billy Jackson
Featured Child
Katie Jackson
Featured Child
Alan Howard
The Ring (voice)
Jane Abbott
Coronation Elf (uncredited)
Gino Acevedo
Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
Aidan Bell
Orc (uncredited)
Jarl Benzon
Coronation Elf (uncredited)
Jørn Benzon
Rivendell Elf (uncredited)
Emma Deakin
Diamond of Long Cleave (uncredited)
Michael Elsworth
Círdan the Shipwright (uncredited)
Clint Elvy
Haradrim Warrior (uncredited) / Stunts
Zo Hartley
Orc Helper (uncredited)
Peter Jackson
Corsair Bosun (uncredited) / Producer / Director / Screenplay
Sandro Kopp
Coronation Elf (uncredited)
Andrew Lesnie
Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) / Director of Photography
Joseph Mika-Hunt
Orc (uncredited)
Henry Mortensen
Pelennor Orc (uncredited)
Craig Parker
Gothmog / Orc Lieutenant 1 (voice) (uncredited)
Rick Porras
Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited) / Co-Producer
Christian Rivers
Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited) / Visual Effects Designer
Michael Semanick
Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited) / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Howard Shore
Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited) / Original Music Composer
John Stephenson
Witchking (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Taylor
Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) / Costume Design / Makeup Supervisor
Royd Tolkien
Gondorian Ranger (uncredited)
Mark Robins
Art Direction
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Philippa Boyens
Screenplay
John Hubbard
Casting
Liz Mullane
Casting
Mark Ordesky
Executive Producer
Fran Walsh
Screenplay / Producer
J.R.R. Tolkien
Novel
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Joe Bleakley
Art Direction
Rob Outterside
Art Direction
John Howe
Conceptual Design
Dan Hennah
Set Decoration / Supervising Art Director
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor / Co-Producer
Barrie M. Osborne
Producer
Grant Major
Production Design
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Michael Lynne
Executive Producer
Ann Robinson
Casting
Amy Hubbard
Casting
Sean Button
Stunts
Guy Williams
3D Supervisor
Jim Rygiel
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jules Cook
Assistant Art Director
Ethan van der Ryn
Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Hopkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Hammond Peek
Production Sound Mixer
Alan Lee
Set Decoration / Conceptual Design
Lora Hirschberg
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allie Rutherford
Makeup Artist
Craig Tomlinson
Sound Effects Editor
James Whitlam
Visual Effects Producer
Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Findlater
Makeup Artist
Vivienne MacGillicuddy
Makeup Artist
Hayden Collow
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Dubin
Visual Effects Producer
Addison Teague
Sound Effects Editor
John P. Nugent
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeremy Bennett
Visual Effects Art Director
Kerryn Flewell-Smith
Makeup Artist
Nancy Hennah
Makeup Artist
Beau Borders
Sound Effects Editor
Tera Treanor
Makeup Artist
Brent Burge
Sound Effects Editor
Dean Wright
Visual Effects Producer
Dean Lyon
Visual Effects Supervisor
Davina Lamont
Makeup Artist
Noreen Wilkie
Makeup Artist
Paul Lasaine
Visual Effects Art Director
Gail Wilson
Makeup Artist
David Farmer
Sound Designer
Eileen Moran
Visual Effects Producer
Joe Letteri
Visual Effects Supervisor
Catherine Maguire
Makeup Artist
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Lenore Stewart
Makeup Artist
Michael Hedges
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Janine Schneider
Makeup Artist
Jeremy Woodhead
Makeup Artist
Laurelle Ziento
Makeup Artist
Dave Whitehead
Sound Effects Editor
Charlie McClellan
Visual Effects Producer
Jacqui Allen
Assistant Art Director
Tim Nielsen
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Hopgood
Makeup Artist
Emma Moncrieff
Makeup Artist
Robyn Isaacs
Visual Effects Producer
Chetan Deshmukh
Visual Effects Supervisor
Margaret Aston
Makeup Artist
Angela Mooar
Makeup Artist
Robert Shaye
Executive Producer
Randall William Cook
Animation Director
Alex Funke
Visual Effects Director
Peter Swords King
Makeup & Hair
Graham Binding
Animation
Bryan Ku
3D Director
Jamie Beswarick
Sculptor
Daniel Falconer
Sculptor
Casey O'Neill
Stunts
Bob Anderson
Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Andrews
Stunts
Trevor Bau
Stunts
Brett Beattie
Stunts
Shane Blakey
Stunts
Shaughan Campbell
Stunts
Ryan Carey
Stunts
Justin B. Carter
Stunts
Sebastiano Cartier
Stunts
Rodney Cook
Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunt Coordinator
Gareth Courtney
Stunts
Augie Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Mana Hira Davis
Stunts
Shane Dawson
Stunts
Peter Dillon
Stunts
Branko Dordevich
Stunts
Steve Drage
Stunts
Morgan Evans
Stunts
Amanda Foubister
Stunts
Winham Hammond
Stunts
Johnny Sullivan
Stunts
Annie Collins
Additional Editor
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Owen
Makeup & Hair
George Marshall Ruge
Stunt Coordinator
Kirk Maxwell
Stunt Coordinator
Ken Saville
Sound Recordist
Malcolm Cromie
Sound Recordist
Steve Ingram
Special Effects Coordinator
Mike Jones
Sound Mixer
John McKay
Sound Mixer
Katy Wood
Foley Editor
Peter Mills
Foley Editor
Martin Kwok
Sound Editor
Justin Webster
Sound Editor
John Warhurst
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 2003
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 21m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$94,000,000
Box Office$1,118,888,979
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
Wiki.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. Continuing the plot of the previous film, Frodo, Sam and Gollum make their final way toward Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's true intentions, while Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and their allies join forces against Sauron and his legions from Mordor.
The Return of the King was financed and distributed by American studio New Line Cinema, but filmed and edited entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand, concurrently with the other two parts of the trilogy. It premiered on 1 December 2003 at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington and was then released on 17 December 2003 in the US and on 18 December 2003 in New Zealand. The film was acclaimed by both critics and audiences, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and the fantasy film genre, and a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, with praise for the visual effects, performances, action sequences, direction, screenplay, musical score, costume design, emotional depth, scope, and story. It grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2003 and the second highest-grossing film of all time during its run, as well as the highest-grossing film ever released by New Line Cinema.Like the previous films in the trilogy, The Return of the King is widely recognised as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. The film received numerous accolades; at the 76th Academy Awards, it won all eleven awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture, the first fantasy film to do so and tying with 1959's Ben-Hur and 1997's Titanic as the movie with the most Academy Award wins. It also became the second film series whose entries have all won Best Visual Effects, after the original Star Wars trilogy.