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11 May 1980 (USA) morePlot:
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Excellent animated film! moreCast
(Credited cast) | Orson Bean | ... | Frodo / Bilbo Baggins (voice) |
 | Theodore Bikel | ... | Aragorn (voice) |
 | William Conrad | ... | Denethor (voice) |
 | John Huston | ... | Gandalf (voice) |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Samwise Gamgee (voice) |
 | Brother Theodore | ... | Gollum (voice) (as Theodore) |
| Paul Frees | ... | Goblin / Elrond (voice) |
| Don Messick | ... | (voice) |
| John Stephenson | ||
 | Casey Kasem | ... | Meriadoc Brandybuck (voice) |
| Sonny Melendrez | ... | Peregrin (Pippin) Took (voice) |
| Nellie Bellflower | ... | Eowyn |
| Glenn Yarbrough | ... | The Minstrel (voice) |
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Many Tolkien fans were disappointed when Ralph Bakshi's 1978 adaptation of "Lord of the Rings" covered only the first two books of Tolkien's trilogy. When it became clear that Bakshi would not produce a sequel, Rankin and Bass finished the story for him with this TV movie, disappointing fans even more due to its poor, rushed quality. This TV movie is considered by many fans to be vastly inferior to Bakshi's 1978 movie. moreFAQ
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I got this film yesterday and I absolutely loved it. It is very different from the other films and even the book but great animation and music made up for it by far. I especially loved the scenes with Frodo and Sam in orc clothes walking with the other orcs in mordor and also the fantasy dream scene with the smiling orcs coming towards Frodo and Sam showing the middle earth that could have been.
Also I loved the main theme song "Frodo of the nine fingers" I just can't get it out of my head.
I found the opening quite well done despite the fact that it's not in the book or the other films. The fact that there is a lot of new things in this film is by no means a bad thing if you keep an open mind. So sit back, relax, shut up and enjoy the music!