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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

PG_13 201 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -   17 December 2003 (USA)
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Aragorn leads the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw the dark lord's gaze from Frodo and Sam who are on the doorstep of Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Top 250 #9 | Won 11 Oscars. Another 113 wins & 71 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noel Appleby Noel Appleby ...
Alexandra Astin Alexandra Astin ...
Sean Astin ...
Sam
David Aston David Aston ...
John Bach John Bach ...
Sean Bean ...
Cate Blanchett ...
Orlando Bloom ...
Billy Boyd ...
Sadwyn Brophy Sadwyn Brophy ...
Alistair Browning ...
Marton Csokas ...
Richard Edge Richard Edge ...
Jason Fitch Jason Fitch ...
Bernard Hill ...
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Storyline

While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship aid Rohan & Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Ring | Battle | Middle Earth | King | City  | See more »

Taglines:

There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English | Quenya | Old English | Sindarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Return of the King See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$94,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$72,629,713 (USA) (19 December 2003) (3703 Screens)

Gross:

$1,119,929,521 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (extended edition)  | (Special Extended Blu-Ray Edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES  | Dolby Digital EX  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Since John Rhys-Davies suffered constant rashes from wearing the Gimli make-up, the make-up department gave him the opportunity to throw his Gimli mask into the fire on his last day of pick-up photography. He didn't hesitate a moment to grab and burn it. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Gollum sprinkles crumbs of the Lembas bread on Sam to incriminate him. When Sam gets up, the crumbs are gone. Then, they reappear when Gollum points them out. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Deagol: Smeagol, I've got one! I've got a fish, Smeag. Smeagol!
Smeagol: Pull it in. Go on. Go on. Go on. Pull it in.
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Crazy Credits

There's a text written in maori: Me mahara tonu taatou nga Uri- aapakura noo
tuaanuku nei, noo te waaotuu te tu kekehua ana o ngaa Eldarin kua hohouu
mai i te Uru-moana.
Which is in english: Let us dedicate our memories to the spirits of the
Eldar who came to us from the Ocean that lies to the West. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Aragorn's Coronation"
Music by Viggo Mortensen
Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien See more »