The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Christopher Guard
Frodo
William Squire
Gandalf
Michael Scholes
Sam
John Hurt
Aragorn
Simon Chandler
Merry
Dominic Guard
Pippin
Norman Bird
Bilbo
Michael Graham Cox
Boromir
Anthony Daniels
Legolas
Peter Woodthorpe
Gollum (voice)
David Buck
Gimli
Ralph Bakshi
Director
Fraser Kerr
Saruman (voice)
Philip Stone
Theoden (voice)
Chris Conkling
Writer
André Morell
Elrond (voice)
Peter S. Beagle
Writer
J.R.R. Tolkien
Writer
Annette Crosbie
Galadriel (voice)
Michael Deacon
Wormtongue (voice)
Saul Zaentz
Producer
Leonard Rosenman
Composer
John Westbrook
Treebeard (voice)
Timothy Galfas
Cinematographer
Alan Tilvern
Innkeeper (voice)
Donald W. Ernst
Editor
Billy Barty
Character Actor (voice)
Peter Kirby
Editor
Jerry Maren
Character Actor (voice)
Chuck Hayward
Character Actor (voice)
Mic Rodgers
Character Actor (voice)
Mel Smith
Character Actor
Nancy Eichler
Producer
Phil Bray
Still Photographer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barry E. Jackson
Animation Manager
Steven E. Gordon
Key Animation
Ed Wexler
Key Animation
Irven Spence
Key Animation
Bruce Woodside
Key Animation
John Sparey
Assistant Director
Chrystal Russell
Key Animation
Bob Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lenord Robinson
Key Animation
Micki Zurcher
Animation Manager
Hank Tucker
Key Animation
Dale Baer
Key Animation
James Davis
Key Animation
Carl Bell
Key Animation
Bill Mumford
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan Sharp
Assistant Sound Editor
Sam F. Shaw
Sound Designer
Carl Lewis
Assistant Sound Editor
Marcia Adams
Painter
Christopher D. Andrews
Animation
Craig Armstrong
Key Animation
Brenda Banks
Key Animation
Jesus Cortes
Key Animation
Lillian Evans
Key Animation
Frank Gonzales
Key Animation
Sean Joyce
Key Animation
Paul Smith
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 15, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Content RatingPG
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$30,500,000
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
Wiki.
The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 British-American animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi from a screenplay by Chris Conkling and Peter S. Beagle. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien, adapting from the volumes The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of fantasy races—Hobbits, Men, an Elf, a Dwarf and a wizard—who form a fellowship to destroy a magical ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron, the main antagonist.
Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in his career. He had made several attempts to produce The Lord of the Rings as an animated film before producer Saul Zaentz and distributor United Artists provided funding. The film is notable for its extensive use of rotoscoping, a technique in which scenes are first shot in live-action, then traced onto animation cels. It uses a hybrid of traditional cel animation and rotoscoped live-action footage.The Lord of the Rings was released in the United States on November 15, 1978, and in the United Kingdom on July 5, 1979. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, and hostility from disappointed viewers who felt that it was incomplete, it was a financial success; there was no official sequel to cover the remainder of the story. However, the film has retained a cult following and was a minor inspiration for New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson.