The Lord of the Rings (1978) 6.1
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle Earth. Director:Ralph Bakshi |
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The Lord of the Rings (1978) 6.1
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle Earth. Director:Ralph Bakshi |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Christopher Guard | ... |
Frodo Baggins /
Mr. Underhill
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William Squire | ... |
Gandalf The Grey /
Gandalf The White /
Narrator /
Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar
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Michael Scholes | ... |
Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
(voice)
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John Hurt | ... | ||
Simon Chandler | ... |
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
(voice)
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Dominic Guard | ... |
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
(voice)
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Norman Bird | ... |
Uncle Bilbo Baggins
(voice)
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Michael Graham Cox | ... |
Boromir - Son of Denethor
(voice) (as Michael Graham-Cox)
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Anthony Daniels | ... |
Legolas Greenleaf - Son of Thranduil /
Déagol - Smeagol's Cousin
(voice)
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David Buck | ... |
Gimli - Son of Gloin
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Peter Woodthorpe | ... | ||
Fraser Kerr | ... |
Saruman The White Sorcerer /
Narrator (segment "Epilogue")
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Philip Stone | ... |
King Theoden /
Uglúk - Uruk-Hai Captain
(voice)
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Michael Deacon | ... |
Grima Wormtongue - Saruman's Spy /
Grishnákh - Mordor Orc Captain
(voice)
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André Morell | ... |
Lord Elrond
(voice) (as Andre Morell)
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A young Hobbit named Frodo (Guard) is 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 warriors including Gandalf (Squire), Aragorn (Hurt) and Boromir (Cox). It's not going to be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-Earth of all evil. Written by Film_Fan
First of all, the only reason people keep bitching about this film is because they can't stand a few parts of the true story being "altered". Well guess what? Peter Jackson's film wasn't a perfect rendition either. Well enough ranting. This is a very beautiful film. The backgrounds are gorgeous and taken from well known Tolkein artists. The film covers about half the trilogy (Fellowship of the Ring and up to the battle of Helms Deep in the Two Towers) and moves at a good pace. The voice casting is top notch and the most of the characters look like I imagined they would. Samwise is a bit too ugly for my tastes, but Aragorn looks AWESOME. The film has a great score that completely supports the movie. If you enjoy good fantasy stories but hate reading (the books are even better) give this movie a try, keeping in mind it was made 20 odd years ago.
Also of particular note: Peter Jackson's adaption of Fellowship follows almost exactly the same strand as Ralph Bakshi's (Jackson has said many times how much he admired Bakshi's effort).