The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Fantasy...beyond your imagination.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 12m
- Director Ralph Bakshi
- Genres Adventure Animation Fantasy
- Rating 6.6/10 (1,087 votes)
Synopsis
Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.
Cast
-
Christopher Guard
as Frodo (voice)
-
William Squire
as Gandalf (voice)
- Michael Scholes as Sam (voice)
-
John Hurt
as Aragorn (voice)
-
Simon Chandler
as Merry (voice)
-
Dominic Guard
as Pippin (voice)
-
Michael Graham Cox
as Boromir (voice)
-
Anthony Daniels
as Legolas (voice)
-
David Buck
as Gimli (voice)
-
Norman Bird
as Bilbo (voice)
- Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum (voice)
- Fraser Kerr as Saruman (voice)
-
Philip Stone
as Theoden (voice)
-
André Morell
as Elrond (voice)
-
Annette Crosbie
as Galadriel (voice)
- Michael Deacon as Wormtongue (voice)
-
John Westbrook
as Treebeard (voice)
-
Alan Tilvern
as Innkeeper (voice)
Crew
-
Ralph Bakshi
Director
- Timothy Galfas Director of Photography
- Donald W. Ernst Editor
- Peter Kirby Editor
-
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
- Nancy Eichler Producer
- Saul Zaentz Producer
-
Peter S. Beagle
Screenplay
- Chris Conkling Screenplay
News about The Lord of the Rings
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