"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
Production Companies: WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film produced, written, and directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the third and final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002), preceding The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).
Release dates: 1 December 2003 (Wellington) 17 December 2003 (US) 18 December 2003 (New Zealand)
Genre': Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Screenplay by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Based on: "The Return of the King" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Music by: Howard Shore
Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie
Edited by: Jamie Selkirk
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm
Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Film Editing
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Best Costume Design
- Best Makeup
- Best Music, Original Score
- Best Music, Original Song
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Director - Motion Picture
- Best Original Score - Motion Picture
- Best Original Song - Motion Picture
- Best Film
- Best Screenplay - Adapted
- Best Cinematography
- Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
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