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Release Date: 2003 Duration: 200 min Cast: Liv Tyler, Craig Parker, Alexandra Astin, Bruce Spence, Sarah McLeod, John Noble, Lawrence Makoare, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Dominic Monaghan, Bernard Hill ...MORE Cast: Liv Tyler, Craig Parker, Alexandra Astin, Bruce Spence, Sarah McLeod, John Noble, Lawrence Makoare, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Dominic Monaghan, Bernard Hill, Paul Norell, David Wenham, Ian Holm, Karl Urban, Sean Bean, Peter Jackson, Sala Baker, Miranda Otto, Cate Blanchett, Brad Dourif, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Billy Boyd, Sean Astin, Noel Appleby, Ian McKellen ...LESS Categories: Movies, Fantasy Adventure, Sword and sorcery films, Epic film, Action/Adventure, Drama, Fiction, Film adaptation, Fantasy, Adventure film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the concluding film in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. As Sauron launches the final stages of his conquest of Middle-earth Gandalf the Wizard and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the concluding film in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. As Sauron launches the final stages of his conquest of Middle-earth Gandalf the Wizard and Théoden King of Rohan rally their forces to help defend Gondor's capital Minas Tirith from the looming threat. Aragorn finally claims the throne of Gondor and summons the army of the Dead to help him defeat Sauron. Ultimately, even with full strength of arms, they realize they cannot win; so it comes down to the Hobbits, Frodo and Sam, to bear the burden of the Ring and deal with the treachery of Gollum. After a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the One Ring in the place it was created, the volcanic fires of Mount Doom. Released on 17 December 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King received rave reviews and became one of the greatest critical and box-office successes of all time, being only the second film to gross $1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film from New Line Cinema, as well as the biggest financial success for Time Warner in general, until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 surpassed The Return of the King's final gross in 2011. The film was the highest-grossing film of 2003. Notably, it won all eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the awards for Best Picture, the first and only time a fantasy film has done so; it was also the second sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar and Best Director. The film is tied for largest number of awards won with Ben-Hur and Titanic. LESS |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Teaser #1 - The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo (Elijah Wood) & Sam (Sean Astin) approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.
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