Synopsis
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jules Bass
- Writers
- Romeo Muller
- Release Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Genre
- Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America, Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (226 votes)
Top Cast
Orson Bean
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Roddy McDowall
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
John Huston
Gandalf (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum (voice)
Casey Kasem
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
Sonny Melendrez
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
Theodore Bikel
Aragorn (voice)
William Conrad
Lord Denethor (voice)
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