The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Peter Jackson (2001)

171min

PG Certificate

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by Andrew Collins

In the first chapter of director Peter Jackson's $300-million adaptation of JRR Tolkien's classic trilogy, Middle-earth is the fictional setting, but it's no backdrop; it's a living, breathing universe, in which mild-mannered hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) is forced to turn hero when he inherits the ring of absolute power. Assisted by powerful wizard Gandalf (a perfectly cast Ian McKellen) and a ragtag group of warriors and friends, he must journey across mountain, forest and plain to return the talisman to its source. The computer-generated images transform the New Zealand locations into views that will take your breath away and only someone with a pathological aversion to fantasy could fail to be absorbed and transported by this stunning, sincere and frequently terrifying adaptation.

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Frodo Baggins Elijah Wood

Gandalf the Grey Ian McKellen

Arwen Undómiel Liv Tyler

Aragorn / Strider Viggo Mortensen

Samwise "Sam" Gamgee Sean Astin

Galadriel Cate Blanchett

Elrond Hugo Weaving

Boromir Sean Bean

Bilbo Baggins Ian Holm

Saruman the White Christopher Lee

Gimli John Rhys-Davies

Peregrin "Pippin" Took Billy Boyd (1)

Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck Dominic Monaghan

Legolas Greenleaf Orlando Bloom

Sméagol / Gollum Andy Serkis

Sauron Sala Baker

The Ring Alan Howard

Albert Dreary Peter Jackson

Celeborn Marton Csokas

Director Peter Jackson

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: EntertainmentGuidance: May be edited for violenceAvailable on: video, DVD and Blu-rayReleased on: 14 Dec 2001

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