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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Ralph Bakshi |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Big Battles · Fantasy |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
085393740931 |
| Release Date: |
1978 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 13min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 13min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (September 11, 2001)
UPC: 085393740825 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Clamshell, 2hr 13min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (August 14, 2001)
UPC: 085393740634 |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/08/1978, Har.): "...Bakshi has perfected some outstanding pen-and-ink effects while translating faithfully a portion of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"One ring to rule them all; one ring to find them. One ring to keep them all and in the darkness bind them!"--Gandalf |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered Middle-earth saga captures the dark mood of the books extraordinarily well. The film covers the first half of the trilogy--THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING and the earlier part of THE TWO TOWERS--as Frodo (voiced by Christopher Guard), the cousin of Bilbo Baggins from THE HOBBIT, is given the all-powerful ring sought by the evil Sauron of Mordor. So begins his adventure, as he must elude Mordor's black riders in an effort to prevent the ring from returning to its owner and thereby signaling the end of Middle-earth. Even with the mighty wizard Gandalf as his ally and faithful friends Merry, Sam, and Pippin by his side, Frodo is still up to his hobbit neck in peril. <br> <br> Bakshi took a big risk when deciding to direct the beloved Tolkien tale, but the resulting work effectively brings Middle-earth to the screen. Bakshi combines painted live-action footage with various styles of animation to create a very unusual collage-style texture for this fi... |
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