The lord of the rings. The fellowship of the ring

Author

Peter Jackson

Call Number

• DVD SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

In English, with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis, Marton Csokas.

Publication Information

[Los Angeles] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; epic battle sequences and some scary images.

Summary

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, but Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth, still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-Earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.

Special features: 3 in-depth programs ; 15 featurettes ; 10-minuted behind-the-scenes preview of The lord of the rings: the two towers ; original theatrical trailers and TV spots ; Enya "May it be" music video ; video game preview ; An inside look at the special extended DVD edition ; DVD-ROM content.