The Return of the King
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., 1980
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1955
The Return of the King is a movie directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. in 1980 and based on the book of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in 1955. The movie features Orson Bean, John Huston, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, Roddy McDowall, Theodore Gottlieb, and others.
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Storyline
At Bilbo Baggins’s 129th birthday party in Rivendell, his nephew Frodo tells the story of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. In Mordor, Frodo’s friend and companion Samwise Gamgee bears the Ring in Frodo’s absence as he ventures to rescue Frodo from the Orc fortress of Cirith Ungol. During his journey, Sam is tempted to claim the Ring for himself.
Movie vs Book
Year
1980
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
5.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Return of the King
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Length: 1h38m
Year
1955
Pages
385
Book Rate
9.06
S: Goodreads
Book
The Return of the King
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Country: UK
First published in: 1955
Length: 385 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Lord of the Rings
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Peter Jackson
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“I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's no chance of me doing so in the future.”
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