A homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.A homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.A homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Orson Bean
- Bilbo Baggins
- (voice)
John Huston
- Gandalf The Grey
- (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb
- Gollum
- (voice)
- (as Theodore)
Cyril Ritchard
- Elrond
- (voice)
Richard Boone
- Smaug
- (voice)
Otto Preminger
- The Elvenking
- (voice)
Paul Frees
- Bombur
- (voice)
- …
Jack DeLeon
- Dwalin
- (voice)
- (as Jack De Leon)
- …
Don Messick
- Balin
- (voice)
- …
John Stephenson
- Dori
- (voice)
- …
Glenn Yarbrough
- The Balladeer
- (voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft
- Goblin
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe only original song lyrics in the movie are those to "The Greatest Adventure" and other sections where that melody is used. All others are directly from the book as written by J.R.R. Tolkien or adaptations of what he wrote in verse form.
- GoofsWhen Elrond reveals the moon runes on the dwarves' map, he reads the phrased as quoted directly from the book "Stand by the grey stone...", however the phrase shown is "Five feet high the door and three may walk abreast." This is a phrase which was not written in the moon runes.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits list the actor's voices, however Theodore Gottlieb's name is listed as just "Theodore" but no surname.
- Alternate versionsThe 2001 DVD release by Warner Brothers omited a number of sound effects from the origianl Sony VHS release. The sound when characters die; when Sting attacks the Spiders in Mirkwood; Smaug's screams as he attacks Lake Town; the flapping of the Thrush's wings in all scenes; when the arrows bounce off of Smaug and when the Black Arrow pierces Smaug's belly; and the howling of the Wargs during the Battle of Five Armies.
- SoundtracksThe Greatest Adventure
Composed and Performed by Glenn Yarbrough
Featured review
Great for small children.
First - it's a wonderful introduction to full scale Fantasy, for anyone. But, for small children it's truly a gift. This is the Gateway for reading that most parents would die for. Children that watch this cry for more because it's usually the first thing in their lives that is not so dumbed down that they realize they've been had.
Second - for all those that love a quality story, this is the Grand-daddy of them all for modern times. Sure the story is told from a more artistic viewpoint than the Book is, but that just adds to the enjoyment. * read the Book.
Third - Since the current (wonderful) movies are coming out, this provides a foundation that makes them even more enjoyable.
Finally - Even in this animated version, one can tell why J.R.R. Tolkien is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 20th century. These books provided the foundation of nearly all quality Fantasy/Sc-Fi books and movies for the last 75 years and will continue to inspire writers and moviemakers for a long long time to come.
Second - for all those that love a quality story, this is the Grand-daddy of them all for modern times. Sure the story is told from a more artistic viewpoint than the Book is, but that just adds to the enjoyment. * read the Book.
Third - Since the current (wonderful) movies are coming out, this provides a foundation that makes them even more enjoyable.
Finally - Even in this animated version, one can tell why J.R.R. Tolkien is celebrated as one of the finest writers of the 20th century. These books provided the foundation of nearly all quality Fantasy/Sc-Fi books and movies for the last 75 years and will continue to inspire writers and moviemakers for a long long time to come.
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- Dmon4u
- Dec 4, 2002
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- $3,000,000 (estimated)
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