Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images ; supplemental material not rated.|||adult
a Wingnut Films production ; producers, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson.
Title from opening frames and end credits.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. The lord of the rings: Return of the king.
Sequel to: Lord of the rings: the two towers, and Lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring.
Special features: three in-depth documentaries: "The quest fulfilled: a director's vision", "A filmmaker's journey: making The return of the king", "National Geographic Special: beyond the magic"; six featurettes: "Aragon's destiny", "Minas Tirith: capital of Gondor", "The battle of Pelennor Fields", "Samwise the Brave", "Eowyn: white lady of Rohan", "Digital horse doubles", The battle for Middle-Earth continues--video game from EA; "The Lord of the Ring" trilogy supertrailer; 3D animated menus; DVD-ROM: weblinks to exclusive content.
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble.
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, region 1.
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Jamie Selkirk ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel.
