The Lord Of The Rings
Warner Bros. (1978)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
In Collection
#211
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Seen ItYes
085393740825
IMDB   5.9
132 mins USA/English sub title
DVD  Region 1   PG (Parental Guidance)
Christopher Guard Frodo
William Squire Gandalf
Michael Scholes Sam
John Hurt Aragorn
Simon Chandler Meriadoc
Dominic Guard Pippin
Norman Bird Bilbo
Michael Graham Cox Boromir
Anthony Daniels Legolas
David Buck Gimli
Peter Woodthorpe Gollum
Fraser Kerr Saruman
Phillip Stone King Theoden
Michael Deacon Wormtongue
André Morell Elrond
Director Ralph Bakshi
Producer Saul Zaentz
Writer J.R.R. Tolkien
Chris Conkling
Cinematography Timothy Galfas
Musician Leonard Rosenman


An animated fantasy film from 1978 based on the first half of J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novel. The film was mainly filmed using rotoscoping, meaning it was filmed in live action sequences with real actors and then each frame was individually animated.
Edition Details
Edition Animated
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 9/11/2001
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles Dutch; English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Japanese; Korean; Mandarin; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Closed Captioned Production Notes Scene Access Interactive Menus
Tolkien and Filmmaker Highlights
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer