The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice.
201 min
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
- Release date
- December 1, 2003
- Country of origin
- United States, New Zealand
- Budget
- $94,000,000
- Box office
- $1,118,888,979
Trailer
Cast
- Elijah Wood as Frodo
- Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf
- Orlando Bloom as Legolas
- Noel Appleby as Everard Proudfoot
- Ali Astin as Elanor Gamgee
- Sean Astin as Sam
- David Aston as Gondorian Soldier 3
- John Bach as Madril
- Sean Bean as Boromir
Crew
- Peter Jackson · Director
- J.R.R. Tolkien · Writer
- Fran Walsh · Writer
- Philippa Boyens · Writer
- Peter Jackson · Writer
- Peter Jackson · Producer
- Barrie M. Osborne · Producer
- Fran Walsh · Producer
- Howard Shore · Composer
- Andrew Lesnie · Cinematographer
- Annie Collins · Editor
- Jamie Selkirk · Editor
- Victoria Burrows · Casting director
- Amy Hubbard · Casting director
- John Hubbard · Casting director
- Liz Mullane · Casting director
- Grant Major · Production designer