The Lord of the Rings [P&S] [Deluxe Edition]

Overview

Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi's literal adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, is brought to the screen in a reverent, stilted way, with Bakshi forsaking his sharp-edged animated looniness for a rotoscoped dullness. Although the film's title encompasses the entire Tolkien trilogy, this longish Bakshi feature, in fact, covers only the first book, The Fellowship of the Ring, and the first half of the second, The Two Towers. Given the complexity of the original story line, this unfortunately means that only those intimately familiar with the books will be able to understand what is happening in the movie. In brief, however, an evil sorcerer from a previous era created a magical ring which enables its users to call upon its tremendous powers to rule the world, but it inevitably warps them to evil. It was believed lost, but during a resurgence of magical evil in the world, Bilbo, a simple, plain-spoken hobbit, recovers it from its hiding place. The forces of good give his nephew Frodo the choice to bear the awful burden of the ring to a place where it may be destroyed.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/06/2010
UPC:	0883929085095
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	PG
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:13:00
Sales rank:	73

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christopher Guard	Frodo
William Squire	Gandalf,Actor
John Hurt	Aragorn
Anthony Daniels	Legolas
Michael Sholes	Voices
Simon Chandler	Meriadoc
Norman Bird	Bilbo
Michael Cox	Boromir
David Buck	Gimli
Alan Tilvern	Innkeeper
Michael Scholes	Voices
Annette Crosbie	Voices
Leonard Rosenman	Composer

Technical Credits

Peter Beagle

Chris Conkling

Ralph Bakshi	Director
Saul Zaentz	Producer
Peter Beagle	Screenwriter
Chris Conkling	Screenwriter