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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

12A  201 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  17 December 2003 (USA)
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The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Top 250 #10 | Won 11 Oscars. Another 110 wins & 70 nominations See more awards »

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -- The trailer for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -- The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noel Appleby Noel Appleby ...
Alexandra Astin Alexandra Astin ...
Sean Astin ...
Sam
David Aston David Aston ...
John Bach John Bach ...
Sean Bean ...
Cate Blanchett ...
Orlando Bloom ...
Billy Boyd ...
Sadwyn Brophy Sadwyn Brophy ...
Alistair Browning ...
Marton Csokas ...
Richard Edge Richard Edge ...
Jason Fitch Jason Fitch ...
Bernard Hill ...
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Storyline

While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship aid Rohan & Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Ring | Battle | Middle Earth | King | City  | See more »

Taglines:

This Christmas the journey ends. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English | Quenya | Old English | Sindarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Return of the King See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$94,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$72,629,713 (USA) (19 December 2003) (3703 Screens)

Gross:

$1,119,929,521 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (extended edition)  | (Special Extended Blu-Ray Edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES  | Dolby Digital EX  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The final day of filming on the trilogy actually happened over a month after this movie was theatrically released, and three weeks after the 2004 Academy Awards. Peter Jackson arranged to film one final shot of skulls on the floor in the tunnel of the Paths of the Dead, which was included in the Extended Edition of ROTK. He thought it was funny to be doing filming on a movie that had already won the Best Picture Oscar. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Aragorn meets the army of the dead, the elf leaf that hold his cape together changes. First its pointing left, then right again etc. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Deagol: Smeagol, I've got one! I've got a fish, Smeag. Smeagol!
Smeagol: Pull it in. Go on. Go on. Go on. Pull it in.
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Crazy Credits

Just like the two previous "Lord of the Rings" movies, there are no opening
credits after the title has been shown. See more »

Connections

Featured in "20 to 1: Our All Time Favourite Films (#9.11)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Aragorn's Coronation"
Music by Viggo Mortensen
Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien See more »