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The Lord of the Rings ()

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The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
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  • Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Christopher Guard ...
Frodo (voice)
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Gandalf (voice)
Michael Scholes ...
Sam (voice)
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Aragorn (voice)
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Merry (voice)
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Pippin (voice)
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Bilbo (voice)
Michael Graham Cox ...
Boromir (voice) (as Michael Graham-Cox)
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Legolas (voice)
David Buck ...
Gimli (voice)
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Gollum (voice)
Fraser Kerr ...
Saruman (voice)
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Theoden (voice)
Michael Deacon ...
Wormtongue (voice)
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Elrond (voice) (as Andre Morell)
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Innkeeper (voice)
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Galadriel (voice)
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Treebeard (voice)
John A. Neris ...
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Michael Lee Gogin ...
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Patrick Sullivan Burke ...
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Donn Whyte ...
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Albert Ash ...
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Mike Clifford ...
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Larry Larsen ...
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Art Hern ...
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David Dotson ...
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Gary Jensen ...
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Aesop Aquarian ...
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Santy Josol ...
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Stan Barrett ...
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John L. ...
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Hank Calia ...
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Frank Delfino ...
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Russ Ernest ...
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Dennis Madalone ...
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Louie Elias ...
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Robert 'Big Buck' Maffei ...
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Edoardo Faieta ...
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Ruth Gay ...
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Frank Morson ...
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Leonard P. Geer ...
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Harriet Gibson ...
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Bob Haney ...
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Peter Risch ...
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Eddie Hice ...
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Jack Verbois ...
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Greg Walker ...
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Directed by

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Ralph Bakshi

Written by

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Chris Conkling ... (screenplay) and
Peter S. Beagle ... (screenplay)
 
J.R.R. Tolkien ... (novels "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers")

Produced by

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Saul Zaentz ... producer

Music by

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Leonard Rosenman

Cinematography by

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Timothy Galfas ... director of photography

Film Editing by

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Donald W. Ernst
Peter Kirby

Editorial Department

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Jack Hooper ... negative cutter
Tom Hooper ... negative cutter

Art Direction by

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Phil Carroll ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Patricia Messina ... key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Steven Hahn ... production manager (uncredited)
Denise O'Dell ... production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Sparey ... assistant director

Art Department

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Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Stephen Katz ... consultant: Dolby
Carl Lewis ... assistant sound editor (as Cari Lewis)
Bob Minkler ... re-recording mixer
Bill Mumford ... re-recording mixer
Dan Sharp ... assistant sound editor (as Daniel Sharp)
Bill Varney ... re-recording mixer
Cathy McKelvey ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
John Post ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Curt Schulkey ... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Antonio Parra ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Michael Peraza Jr. ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
James W. Riley ... visual effects producer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Phil Bray ... still photographer

Animation Department

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Marcia Adams ... landscape painter
Christopher D. Andrews ... animation effects (as Christopher Andrews)
Craig Armstrong ... key animator
Dale Baer ... key animator / layout artist
Brenda Banks ... key animator
Carl Bell ... key animator
Nino Carbe ... animation effects
Mary Jane Cole ... ink and paint special effects
Jesus Cortes ... key animator
Janet Cummings ... color modeler / ink and paint supervisor
Retta Davidson ... assistant animator
James A. Davis ... key animator
Lillian Evans ... key animator
Dotti Foell ... animation checker
Frank Gonzales ... key animator
Steven E. Gordon ... key animator (as Steven Gordon)
Stan Green ... animation effects
Edgar Gutierrez ... cel reproductions
Vince Gutierrez ... ink and paint supervisor
Lee Guttman ... ink and paint supervisor
Ann Hamilton ... ink and paint special effects
Kevin Hanna ... layout artist
Edwin B. Hirth III ... landscape painter
Karin Holmquist ... ink and paint special effects (as Karin Stover)
Mentor Huebner ... layout artist
Charlotte Huffine ... assistant animator
Barry E. Jackson ... landscape painter (as Barry Jackson)
Sam Jaimes ... animator
David Jonas ... layout artist
Sean Joyce ... key animator
Lisa Kahatriya ... ink and paint supervisor (as Lisa Kshatriya)
Chrystal Klabunde ... key animator (as Chrystal Russell)
Rob LaDuca ... assistant animator (as Rob La Duca)
Terry Lennon ... assistant animator (as Terrence Lennon)
Ed Newmann ... assistant animator (as Edward Newmann)
Linda Pearce ... ink and paint special effects
Manuel Perez ... animator (as Manny Perez)
Daniel Pia ... animation production supervisor
Michael G. Ploog ... layout artist (as Mike Ploog)
Carol Kieffer Police ... landscape painter (as Carol Kieffer)
Lou Police ... background assistant
Sally Reymond ... ink and paint supervisor
Nelda Ridley ... ink and paint supervisor
Lenord Robinson ... key animator
Joe Roman ... animator
Phil Roman ... animator
Emalene Seutter ... ink and paint special effects (as Emaline Seutter)
Paul Smith ... key animator
Irven Spence ... key animator
J. Michael Spooner ... background assistant
Martin Taras ... animator
Barry Temple ... assistant animator
Ruth Tompson ... ink and paint supervisor
Hank Tucker ... key animator
Ira Turek ... background assistant
John Vita ... landscape painter (as Johnnie Vita)
Ed Wexler ... key animator (as Edward Wexler)
Bruce Woodside ... key animator
Louise Zingarelli ... layout artist
Micki Zurcher ... ink and paint supervisor
Rich Arons ... inbetween artist (uncredited)
Dorris Bergstrom ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Debbi Ann Brenner ... ink & paint artist (uncredited)
Kristine Brown ... final checker (uncredited)
Tim Burton ... inbetween artist (uncredited)
Daryl Carstensen ... xerox checker (uncredited)
Davis Doi ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Gina Evans ... ink and paint (uncredited)
Brad Frost ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Edward Goral ... inbetween artist (uncredited)
Ray Harris ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Tayk Kim ... animator (uncredited)
Larry Leker ... animator (uncredited)
Madlyn O'Neill ... paint technician (uncredited)
Gary Randall ... animator (uncredited)
Richard Raynis ... background illustrator (uncredited)
Rusty Stoll ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Tom Tataranowicz ... animator (uncredited)
Bill Wolf ... animator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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William Barbe ... special costume designer and constructor
Lynne Betner ... special costume designer and constructor
Hollis Trainer ... costume supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ralph Ferraro ... orchestrator
Grover B. Helsley ... music mixer
Jim Henrikson ... music editor
Chris McNary ... music recordist
Leonard Rosenman ... conductor
Paul Kont ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Leonard Rosenman ... music producer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Mark Bakshi ... production staff
Leah Bernstein ... assistant to director
Lynne Betner ... assistant to director
Martin Cohen ... production staff
Christine Danzo ... production staff (as Christine L. Danzo)
Nancy Eichler ... assistant to producer
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Jacquelyn Herst ... production staff
Jacqueline Roettcher ... studio production supervisor
Cathy Rose ... production staff
Michael Takamoto ... production staff
Robert K. Feldmann ... production assistant (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A young Hobbit known as Frodo has been thrown on an amazing adventure, when he is appointed the job of destroying the One Ring, which was created by the Dark Lord Sauron. He is assigned with three warriors including Gandelf, Aragorn, and Boromir. But it's not going to be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid the Middle-earth of all evil. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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Taglines Come to Middle-earth, a world beyond the furthest reaches of your imagination. See more »
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Also Known As
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (United States)
  • El señor de los anillos (Spain)
  • Le seigneur des anneaux (France)
  • El señor de los anillos (Argentina)
  • Yüzüklerin Efendisi (Turkey, Turkish title)
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Runtime
  • 132 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $626,649, 19 Nov 1978

Did You Know?

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Trivia Tim Burton worked as an animator on this movie. He was not credited, but worked as an "in-between" artist. It was his first job on a movie. See more »
Goofs The name of the wizard of Isengard fluctuates between "Saruman" and "Aruman" throughout the movie. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Alexander Nevsky (1938). See more »
Soundtracks MITHRANDIR See more »
Quotes Gandalf: One ring to rule them all; one ring to find them. One ring to keep them all, and in the darkness bind them!
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