The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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178 min - Action | Adventure | Fantasy - 19 December 2001 (USA)

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Ratings: 8.8/10 from 520,045 users Metascore: 92/100
Reviews: 4,850 user | 240 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com

In a small village in the Shire a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient Ring. Now he must embark on an Epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:

Alan Howard ...

The Ring (voice)

Elijah Wood ...

Noel Appleby ...

Sean Astin ...

Sala Baker ...

Sean Bean ...

Cate Blanchett ...

Orlando Bloom ...

Billy Boyd ...

Peregrin 'Pippin' Took

Marton Csokas ...

Megan Edwards ...

Michael Elsworth ...

Mark Ferguson ...

Ian Holm ...

Christopher Lee ...

Storyline

An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign! Written by Paul Twomey <toomsp@hotmail.com>

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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

Allocine (French) | Aurum [Spain] | See more »

Country:

New Zealand | USA

Language:

English | Sindarin

Release Date:

19 December 2001 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Fellowship of the Ring See more »

Filming Locations:

Arrowtown Recreational Reserve, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$93,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$66,114,741 (USA) (23 December 2001) (3359 Screens)

Gross:

$871,530,324 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

178 min | 208 min (special extended edition) | 228 min (Special Extended Blu-Ray Edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Two sets of Bag End, Bilbo Baggins's home, were built. One to accommodate the Hobbits, the other 33% smaller for the full size Ian McKellen, right down to smaller versions of the books on the bookshelves. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: After the huge orc battle, one of the "dead" orcs sits up and has a good look round before lying back down. This has been explained away in all manner of different ways, but it strikes a sufficient number of viewers as incongruous that it seems more likely to be a genuine error than not. See more »

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[first lines]
Galadriel: The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. It began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings...
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Crazy Credits

Toward the end of the credits, there are some lines in Maori, thanking the
people of New Zealand, where the movie was filmed.:
He mihi nui hoki ki nga tangata whenua o Aotearoa. Ma rangi raua ko papa
tatou e manaaki, e tiaki hei nga tau e tu mai nei. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"May It Be"
Composed & Performed by Enya
Played during the end credits See more »

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