The hobbit, an unexpected journey

Author

Peter Jackson

Call Number

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

Edition

[Rental ed.]

Languages

English, French, or Spanish dialogue; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Dean O'Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Bret McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2013]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.

Summary

The first in a trilogy of films based on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, this film follows Bilbo Baggins, who--along with the wizard Gandalf and 13 dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield--is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands inhabited by goblins, orcs and deadly wargs, as well as a mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer. Along the path, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even himself, he also gains possession of a "precious" ring tied to the fate of all Middle-Earth in ways he cannot begin to imagine.

Notes

Title from container.

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

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.