The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
In the Second Age of Middle-earth, the lords of Elves, Dwarves, and Men are given Rings of Power. Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom, infusing into it a great part of his power to dominate, through it and at a distance, the other Rings, so he might conquer Middle-earth. A final alliance of men and elves battles Sauron's forces in Mordor, where Prince Isildur of Gondor severs Sauron's finger, and the Ring with it, thereby destroying his physical form. With Sauron's first defeat, the Third Age of Middle-earth begins. Unfortunately, the Ring's influence corrupts Isildur, and, rather than destroy the Ring, Isildur takes it for himself. Isildur is later killed by Orcs, and the Ring is lost for 2,500 years, until it is found by Gollum, who owns it for five centuries. The Ring is then found by a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who turns invisible when he puts it on, but is unaware of its history.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Action |
Country: | New Zealand, United States |
Produced By: | Ellen Somers, Michael Lynne, Harvey Weinstein, Fran Walsh, Robert Shaye, Peter Jackson, Tim Sanders, Jamie Selkirk, Mark Ordesky, Barrie M. Osborne, Rick Porras, Bob Weinstein |
Directed By: | Peter Jackson |
Written By: | Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, J.R.R. Tolkien |
Cast: | John Rhys-Davies, Cameron Rhodes, Sean Astin, Grant Roa, Riley Brophy, Ian McKellen, Norman Forsey, Martyn Sanderson, David Weatherley, Dominic Monaghan, Jarl Benzon, Rachel Clentworth, Shane Rangi, Cate Blanchett, Thomas Robins, Alan Lee, Mark Ferguson, Sarah McLeod, Kate O'Rourke, Timothy Bartlett, Megan Edwards, Katie Jackson, Peter Jackson, Gino Acevedo, Sam La Hood, William Johnson, Viggo Mortensen, Liz Merton, Marta Martí, Ian Mune, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Lawrence Makoare, Alan Howard, Lori Dungey, Craig Parker, Victoria Beynon-Cole, Elizabeth Moody, Noel Appleby, Phil Grieve, Bret McKenzie, Sam Kelly, Michael Elsworth, Liv Tyler, Marton Csokas, Sean Bean, Brent McIntyre, Hugo Weaving, Harry Sinclair, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Peter Corrigan, Sala Baker, Brian Sergent, Lee Hartley, Sabine Crossen, Peter McKenzie |
In Theaters: | Dec 19, 2001 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Production: | New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company |
Budget: | $93,000,000 |
Box Office: | $315,544,750 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |