Watch The Hobbit (1977) Free Online

Release Date: 1977   Duration: 77 min

Cast: Richard Boone, Hans Conried, Cyril Ritchard, Don Messick, Brother Theodore, Paul Frees, Orson Bean, Otto Preminger, John Huston

Categories: Movies, Drama, Family Film, Fantasy, Animation

The Hobbit is a 1977 animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by Topcraft, a precursor to Studio Ghibli, using lyrics adapted from the book. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien and was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977.