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Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring 2001

Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring film poster
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Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
PG (Battle violence/fantasy horror. May not be suitable for children under 8 years old)
Cast
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom
Director
Peter Jackson
Producer
Mark Ordesky, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne
Writer
John Anderson, Robert Shrider, Kevin Smith, Chu Tang, Paul McInnes
Duration
02:58:00
Official Site
http://www.lordoftherings.net/
Release
Friday December 14 2001
Genres
Drama, Action/Adventure
Distributor
Entertainment Film Dists

Synopsis

Set in mythic pre-historic times, a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a magic ring from his elderly cousin Bilbo. Wise to the powers that the magic ring holds, the dark Lord Sauron wants it, knowing it will enable him to enslave the people of Middle Earth. In his effort to thwart Sauron, Frodo recruits the fellowship of a wizard, an elf, a dwarf and others on a mission to destroy the ring by casting it into the volcanic fires in the Crack of Doom. However, the ring unleashes its own power as a result of the struggle....


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