The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
Directed by Peter Jackson
- Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- 201 min
- PG-13
There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice.
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
AdventureFantasyActionarmybased on novel or bookelvesdwarfmagickingdomobsessionbraverycastlevolcanogiant spidersequel
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Epic, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Elijah WoodFrodo
- Ian McKellenGandalf
- Viggo MortensenAragorn
- Sean AstinSam
- Andy SerkisGollum / Smeagol
- Dominic MonaghanMerry
- Billy BoydPippin
- John NobleDenethor
- David WenhamFaramir
- Miranda OttoÉowyn
Crew
- Peter JacksonDirector
- Fran WalshScreenplay
- Peter JacksonScreenplay
- Philippa BoyensScreenplay
- J. R. R. TolkienNovel
- Andrew LesnieDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Jamie SelkirkEditor
- Barrie M. OsborneProducer
- Peter JacksonProducer
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Both epic, earnest, classical in form.
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