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National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings (TV 2002)

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A look at the background for Tolkien's mythology, hence the movie's mythology.

Director:

Lisa Kors

Writers:

Kathleen Phelan, J.R.R. Tolkien (characters)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phil Crowley Phil Crowley ...
Narrator
John Howe John Howe ...
Himself / Conceptual Designer of LOTR
Peter McHugh Peter McHugh ...
Additional Voices
Oliver Muirhead ...
Additional Voices
Alan Lee Alan Lee ...
Himself / Conceptual Designer of LOTR
Billy Boyd ...
Dominic Monaghan ...
Sean Astin ...
Christopher Lee ...
Himself / Saruman the White
John Garth John Garth ...
Himself / Tolkien Historian
Martin Carver Martin Carver ...
Himself - Archeologist (as Martin Carver PhD)
Richard Taylor ...
Himself - Director: Weta Workshop
Orlando Bloom ...
Himself
Cate Blanchett ...
Pekka Huttu-Hiltunen Pekka Huttu-Hiltunen ...
Himself - Music Instructor
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A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers. Written by Joshua Calvert  

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Tolkien | Interview | Making Of | Middle Earth | New Zealand  | See more »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Pera ap' tin tainia: O arhontas ton daktylidion - I syntrofia tou daktylidiou See more »

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