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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 3 hours, 21 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 25, 2004
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: New Line Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Elijah Wood & Viggo Mortensen | |
Performer: | Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Miranda Otto, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Bernard Hill, John Noble, David Wenham, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Karl Urban, Cate Blanchett, Marton Csokas & Ian Holm | |
Directed by | Peter Jackson | |
Edited by | Jamie Selkirk | |
Screenwriting by | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson | |
Original story by | J.R.R. Tolkien | |
Composition by | Howard Shore | |
Produced by | Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh & Peter Jackson | |
Director of Photography: | Andrew Lesnie | |
Executive Production by | Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne & Mark Ordesky |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Adapted Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson & Philippa Boyens
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Director: Peter Jackson
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Original Score: Howard Shore
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Original Song: Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh & Howard Shore
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Picture: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
RETURN OF THE KING dispatches its characters to their destinies with a grand and eloquent confidence. This is the best of the three...
Chicago Sun-Times
Standing out amid an excellent cast is Elijah Wood, stymied by tweeness in the earlier films but here convincingly developing the character of Frodo as the embodiment of valor and self-sacrifice.
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Chicago Reader
[It[ almost needs no review. If you liked, or disliked, either of the first two films, this one offers more of the same, with the emphasis on the "more."
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Japan Times
Rating: 2/5 --
Viggo Mortensen's Aragorn is the good king of the title, and while the actor may look fetching in a crown and cloak, he doesn't have half of the gravitas of Sean Bean's Boromir in the first film.
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London Evening Standard
Yes, the running time is long, and yes, those many endings in a slow, dreamy coda left me feeling spent -- better spent than I can ever remember.
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Wall Street Journal
With The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Peter Jackson delivers a decent ending to his fantasy trilogy -- actually, about 12 endings.
Associated Press
As a model for how to bring substance, authenticity and insight to the biggest of adventure yarns, this trilogy will not soon, if ever, find its equal.
Los Angeles Times
Product Description:
THE RETURN OF THE KING, the third and final film in Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, finds Middle-earth on the cusp of great change. Weary hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) venture further into the dark realm of Mordor, guided by the increasingly desperate Gollum (Andy Serkis), the two-faced former owner of the Ring that Frodo must destroy in the fires of Mount Doom. Meanwhile Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) contend with the deranged ruler Denethor (John Noble) at the once-mighty city of Minas Tirith, as Merry (Dominic Monaghan) joins Éowyn (Miranda Otto) and the Riders of Rohan to hold back the forces of Sauron. Amidst the chaos, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) must rise to his destiny, aided by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) in assembling allies for a massive battle that will decide the fate of Middle-earth.
With RETURN, Jackson brings J.R.R. Tolkien's world-renowned tale to a stunning conclusion. As with THE TWO TOWERS, the director deftly weaves various storylines together in one remarkable scene after another. Spectacular visuals complement Jackson's sharp focus on the characters and their emotional battles. While the special effects help to create huge battles and frightening creatures on a previously unseen scale, they never outshine the excellent ensemble of actors who bring the heart of the story home. A truly astounding work of filmmaking, THE RETURN OF THE KING skillfully concludes one of the greatest trilogies in cinema history.
With RETURN, Jackson brings J.R.R. Tolkien's world-renowned tale to a stunning conclusion. As with THE TWO TOWERS, the director deftly weaves various storylines together in one remarkable scene after another. Spectacular visuals complement Jackson's sharp focus on the characters and their emotional battles. While the special effects help to create huge battles and frightening creatures on a previously unseen scale, they never outshine the excellent ensemble of actors who bring the heart of the story home. A truly astounding work of filmmaking, THE RETURN OF THE KING skillfully concludes one of the greatest trilogies in cinema history.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Fantasy
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Monsters
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War
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Good Vs. Evil
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Magic
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Theatrical Release
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Sequel
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Fantasy Worlds
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Essential Cinema
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Based On A Novel
Product Info
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