The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Peter Jackson, 2013
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a movie directed by Peter Jackson in 2013 and based on the book The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in 1937. The movie features Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, and others.
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Storyline
Thorin and his company are being pursued by Azog and his Orc party following the events of the previous film. Thorin confronts the Elvenking about his neglect of the Dwarves of Erebor following Smaug’s attack 60 years earlier and is consequently imprisoned with the other Dwarves. Bilbo, having avoided capture, arranges an escape using empty wine barrels that are sent downstream.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
161
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Director: Peter Jackson
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2013
Length: 2h41m
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Year
1937
Pages
366
Book Rate
8.54
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Book
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Country: UK
First published in: 1937
Length: 366 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Hobbit
Other screen adaptations of the book
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Movie by Peter Jackson
Movie by Peter Jackson
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“It's a difficult thing when you make a film of a book. You have two hours to tell the story, and it's never going to be enough.”
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (Actress)
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