The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Fantasy...beyond your imagination.
132 min
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.
- Release date
- November 15, 1978
- Country of origin
- Spain, United States, United Kingdom
- Music
- Leonard Rosenman
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $30,477,175
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Theme From the Lord of the Ringsinstrumental2:53
- The History of the Ringinstrumental6:32
- The Journey Begins; Encounter With the Ringwraithsinstrumental4:33
- Riders of Rohaninstrumental3:45
- Escape to Rivendellinstrumental6:22
- Mines of Moriainstrumental6:11
- The Battle in the Mines; The Balroginstrumental5:11
- Mithrandirinstrumental3:20
- Gandalf Remembersinstrumental2:22
- Frodo Disappearsinstrumental2:38
- Following the Orcsinstrumental3:16
- Attack of the Orcsinstrumental4:04
Cast
- Christopher Guard as Frodo
- William Squire as Gandalf
- Michael Scholes as Sam
- John Hurt as Aragorn
- Simon Chandler as Merry
- Dominic Guard as Pippin
- Michael Graham Cox as Boromir
- Anthony Daniels as Legolas
- David Buck as Gimli
- Norman Bird as Bilbo
- 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)
- Billy Barty as Character Actor (voice)
- Jerry Maren as Character Actor (voice)
- Chuck Hayward as Character Actor (voice)
- Mic Rodgers as Character Actor (voice)
- Mel Smith as Character Actor (voice)
Crew
- Ralph Bakshi · Director
- Chris Conkling · Writer
- Peter S. Beagle · Writer
- J.R.R. Tolkien · Writer
- Saul Zaentz · Producer
- Leonard Rosenman · Composer
- Timothy Galfas · Cinematographer
- Donald W. Ernst · Editor
- Peter Kirby · Editor