Rating: PG13
Genre: Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 12/19/2001(USA),
Release Date: 08/06/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS/DD-EX
Run Time: 178 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Watch With Your Kids
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson fulfills his lifelong dream of transforming author J.R.R. Tolkien's best-selling fantasy epic into a three-part motion picture that begins with this holiday 2001 release. Elijah Wood stars as Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit resident of the medieval "Middle-earth" who discovers that a ring bequeathed to him by beloved relative and benefactor Bilbo (Ian Holm) is in fact the "One Ring," a device that will allow its master to manipulate dark powers and enslave the world. Frodo is charged by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to return the ring to Mount Doom, the evil site where it was forged millennia ago and the only place where it can be destroyed. Accompanying Frodo is a fellowship of eight others: his Hobbit friends Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), and Pippin (Billy Boyd); plus Gandalf; the human warriors Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Boromir (Sean Bean); Elf archer Legolas (Orlando Bloom); and Dwarf soldier Gimli (John Rhys-Davies). The band's odyssey to the dreaded land of Mordor, where Mount Doom lies, takes them through the Elfish domain of Rivendell and the forest of Lothlorien, where they receive aid and comfort from the Elf princess Arwen (Liv Tyler), her father, Elrond (Hugo Weaving), and Queen Galadriel (Cate Blanchett). In pursuit of the travelers and their ring are Saruman (Christopher Lee) -- a traitorous wizard and kin, of sorts, to Gandalf -- and the Dark Riders, under the control of the evil, mysterious Sauron (Sala Baker). The Fellowship must also do battle with a troll, flying spies, Orcs, and other deadly obstacles both natural and otherwise as they draw closer to Mordor. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was filmed in Jackson's native New Zealand, closely followed by its pair of sequels, The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003).

~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Ian Holm - Bilbo Baggins
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Sean Bean - Boromir
Sean Astin - Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
John Rhys-Davies - Gimli
Billy Boyd - Pippin
Cate Blanchett - Queen Galadriel
Liv Tyler - Arwen
Orlando Bloom - Legolas
Hugo Weaving - Elrond
Christopher Lee - Saruman
Dominic Monaghan - Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Andy Serkis - Gollum
Marton Csokas - Celeborn
Craig Parker - Haldir
Lawrence Makoare - Lurtz

Production:
Peter Jackson - Director
Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Tim Sanders Fran Walsh - Producer
Jamie Selkirk Rick Porras - Co Producer
Howard Shore - Composer
John Gilbert - Editor
Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens - Screen Writer
Dan Hennah - Set Designer
Allen Guilford - Additional Cinematography
Alun Bollinger - Additional Cinematography
John Cavill - Additional Cinematography
Nigel Bluck - Additional Cinematography
Richard Bluck - Additional Cinematography
Simon Raby - Additional Cinematography
Jo Priest - Additional Editing
Joe Peter Bleakley - Art Director
Mark Robins - Art Director
Philip Ivey - Art Director
Rob Otterside - Art Director
Ellen M. Somers - Associate Producer
J.R.R. Tolkien - Book Author
Alan Hubbard - Casting
Amy MacLean - Casting
Ann Robinson - Casting
Liz Mullane - Casting
Victoria Burrows - Casting
Andrew Lesnie - Cinematographer
John Howe - Conceptual Design
Ngila Dickson - Costume Designer
Richard Taylor - Costume Designer
Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Mark Ordesky - Executive Producer
Michael Lynne - Executive Producer
Robert Shaye - Executive Producer
Carolynne Cunningham - First Assistant Director
Peter Owen - Makeup
Richard Taylor - Makeup
Taylor/WETA Workshop Ltd. - Makeup Special Effects
Grant Major - Production Designer
Geoff Murphy - Second Unit Director
John Mahaffie - Second Unit Director
Enya - Songwriter
Nicky Ryan - Songwriter
Roma Ryan - Songwriter
David Farmer - Sound/Sound Designer
Gethin Creagh - Sound/Sound Designer
Hammond Peek - Sound/Sound Designer
Ken Saville - Sound/Sound Designer
Malcolm Cromie - Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Semanick - Sound/Sound Designer
George Marshall Ruge - Stunts Coordinator
Ethan Van der Ryn - Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Hopkins - Supervising Sound Editor
Alex Funke - Visual Effects
Weta Digital - Visual Effects
Jim Rygiel - Visual Effects Supervisor
Amy McLean - Casting

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2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

2001 Toronto Film Critics Association

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2001 Golden Globe

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