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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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• Fantasy
• Adventure

• 2001
• Peter Jackson
• 171 mins
• PG

Summary

Epic fantasy adventure based on the first part of JRR Tolkien's classic trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, and starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen. Frodo, a mild-mannered hobbit, inherits a ring that gives the wearer absolute power. Fearful that Sauron, the dark Lord of Mordor, will steal it, the wizard Gandalf orders Frodo to return the ring to its source where it can be destroyed.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

In the first chapter of director Peter Jackson's $300-million adaptation of JRR Tolkien's classic trilogy, Middle-earth is the fictional setting, but it's no backdrop; it's a living, breathing universe, in which mild-mannered hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) is forced to turn hero when he inherits the ring of absolute power. Assisted by powerful wizard Gandalf (a perfectly cast Ian McKellen) and a ragtag group of warriors and friends, he must journey across mountain, forest and plain to return the talisman to its source. The computer-generated images transform the New Zealand locations into views that will take your breath away and only someone with a pathological aversion to fantasy could fail to be absorbed and transported by this stunning, sincere and frequently terrifying adaptation.

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8.9/10

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rolenameFrodo BagginsElijah WoodGandalf the GreyIan McKellenArwen UndómielLiv TylerAragorn / StriderViggo MortensenSamwise "Sam" GamgeeSean AstinGaladrielCate BlanchettElrondHugo WeavingBoromirSean BeanBilbo BagginsIan HolmSaruman the WhiteChristopher LeeGimliJohn Rhys-DaviesPeregrin "Pippin" TookBilly Boyd (1)Meriadoc "Merry" BrandybuckDominic MonaghanLegolas GreenleafOrlando BloomSméagol / GollumAndy SerkisSauronSala BakerThe RingAlan HowardAlbert DrearyPeter JacksonCelebornMarton Csokas

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Entertainment

Released on

2001-12-14

Languages

English

Guidance

violence

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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