The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Overview

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 2001

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

New Zealand, United States of America

Production

New Line Cinema,WingNut Films,The Saul Zaentz Company

Cast

Elijah Wood,Ian McKellen,Viggo Mortensen,Sean Astin,Ian Holm,Liv Tyler,Christopher Lee,Sean Bean,Billy Boyd,Dominic Monaghanand 107 more

Director

Peter Jackson

Writer

Fran Walsh,Philippa Boyens,Peter Jackson,J. R. R. Tolkien

Producer

Harvey Weinstein,Mark Ordesky,Peter Jackson,Bob Weinstein,Michael Lynne,Barrie M. Osborne,Tim Sanders,Robert Shaye,Fran Walsh

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Music

Howard Shore

Budget

$93,000,000

Revenue

$871,368,364

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0120737