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1980·Animation·1h 38m
6.9
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr.
based on novel or book
elves
shire
musical
sequel
tower

Cast

Orson Bean
Orson Bean
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
John Huston
John Huston
Gandalf (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum (voice)
Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
Sonny Melendrez
Sonny Melendrez
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
Aragorn (voice)
William Conrad
William Conrad
Lord Denethor (voice)
Don Messick
Don Messick
King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice)
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
John Stephenson
John Stephenson
Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar (voice)
Glenn Yarbrough
Glenn Yarbrough
The Minstrel (voice)

Crew

Jules Bass
Jules Bass
Director
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director
Romeo Muller
Romeo Muller
Writer
Maury Laws
Maury Laws
Original Music Composer
Jules Bass
Jules Bass
Producer
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Production Design
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
Novel

Popular Reviews

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tarantino
tarantino
The Return of the King
i just read it somewhere but someone said “it’s like the misery olympics out there” with all the fussing and moaning that sam and frodo was doing i’m dead
i just read it somewhere but someone said “it’s like the misery olympics out there” with all the fussing and moaning that sam and frodo was doing i’m dead
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Madeleine
Madeleine
The Return of the King
If you ignore the fuck ass pacing it’s fine
If you ignore the fuck ass pacing it’s fine
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Aaron Townsend
Aaron Townsend
The Return of the King
These animated movies are so bizarre!!!! What do you mean this is a sequel to the animated hobbit movie?! It goes back to that art style and has a bunch of songs. So weird! I do appreciate going back to this art style but it works better than whatever they tried in the last one. Also how are they just going to not make an animated two towers movie. Theres got to be some kind of weird ass production backstory on theses flicks.
These animated movies are so bizarre!!!! What do you mean this is a sequel to the animated hobbit movie?! It goes back to that art style and has a bunch of songs. So weird! I do appreciate going back to this art style but it works better than whatever they tried in the last one. Also how are they just going to not make an animated two towers movie. Theres got to be some kind of weird ass production backstory on theses flicks.
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Julien Cloutier
Julien Cloutier
The Return of the King
Very charming. Green Gollum will haunt me though.
Very charming. Green Gollum will haunt me though.
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mavis raby
mavis raby
The Return of the King
les orcs qui chantent jsp quoi en penser mais ça va me hanter pour sûr
les orcs qui chantent jsp quoi en penser mais ça va me hanter pour sûr
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