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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The eye of the enemy is moving.
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AdventureFantasyAction
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Synopsis
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
DirectorPeter Jackson
WriterFran Walsh
MusicHoward Shore
Top billed
Cast
Elijah Wood
as Frodo
Ian McKellen
as Gandalf
Viggo Mortensen
as Aragorn
Sean Astin
as Sam
Andy Serkis
as Gollum / Smeagol
Dominic Monaghan
as Merry
The facts
Details
- Released
- 2003
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 21m · 201 min
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 · 26,768 votes
- Certification
- PG-13
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Languages
- English
- Production
- New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company
- Budget
- $94M
- Box office
- $1.1B
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has a runtime of 201 minutes (3h 21m).
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has an average rating of 8.5/10 based on 26,768 user votes (TMDB).
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King grossed approximately $1.1B worldwide against a production budget of $94M.
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