The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

20032003
PG-13PG-13
3h 21min

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Director
- Peter Jackson
Writers
- J.R.R. Tolkien(novel "The Return of the King")
- Fran Walsh(screenplay)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay)
Stars

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Won 11 Oscars
- 209 wins & 124 nominations total

Liv Tyler in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Liv Tyler and Jarl Benzon in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Dominic Monaghan in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Liv Tyler and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Billy Boyd in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

John Noble in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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The final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the One Ring, while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith. —Jwelch5742

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Taglines
- The eye of the enemy is moving.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images
Parents guide

Trivia
Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood were each given prop rings by Peter Jackson used in the movie. They both thought they had the only one.

Goofs
When Denethor catches fire, he is in the Hallows of Minas Tirith, yet he plummets off the prow of the city, which is "... about a mile..." away. Peter Jackson admitted this in the DVD commentary.

Quotes
Aragorn: Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you *stand, Men of the West!*

Crazy credits
Peter Jackson's and Fran Walsh's children are listed in the credits as 'Cute Gondor children'. In the Fellowship of the Ring, they were 'Cute Hobbit children' and in The Two Towers, they were 'Cute Rohan children'.

Alternate versions
When Aragorn reveals Anduril to the King of the Dead, some prints of the film has his reply as "That blade was broken", while in other prints his response is "That line was broken."

Connections
Edited from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Soundtracks
Into the West
Words and Music by Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, and Annie Lennox
Performed by Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox appears courtesy of BMG Ariola Munchen GmbH

Top review

10/10

The best trilogy in the history of cinema

Best movie in the trilogy and sealed in the best possible way

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Budget
- $94,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $377,845,905
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $72,629,713
- Dec 21, 2003
Gross worldwide
- $1,146,030,912

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Runtime
- 3h 21min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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