Review
[1] Produced, directed, and written by Peter Jackson. Produced and written by Fran Walsh. Produced by Barry M. Osborne and Tim Sanders. Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Screenplay by Philippa Boyens. Cinematography by Andrew Lesnie. Art Direction by Grant Major. Costume Design by Niall Dixon and Richard Taylor. Music by Howard Shore. Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Voight, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, and Ian Holm. [3] Produced, directed, and written by Peter Jackson. Produced and written by Fran Walsh. Produced by Barry M. Osborne and Tim Sanders. Based on the novel by: J.R.R. Tolkien Screenplay: Philippa Boyens Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie Art Direction: Grant Major Costume Design: Nyla Dixon, Richard Taylor Music: Howard Shore Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Voight, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm[5] Produced, directed and written by: Peter Jackson Produced and written by: Fran Walsh Produced by: Barry M. Osborne, Tim Sanders Based on the novel by: J.R.R. Tolkien Screenplay: Philippa Boyens Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie Art Direction: Grant Major Costume Design: Nyla Dixon, Richard Taylor Music: Howard Shore Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Voight, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto
-- Synopsis (from the CD Journal database)
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The evil ring that will destroy the world. Frodo, a hobbit, possesses it and attempts to discard it in Mount Doom. Along the way, he must fight evil forces, including Sauron, who are after the ring. Frodo risks his life to reach Mount Doom, supported by Sam and his fellow travelers. Aragorn, who aids Frodo and throws himself into a war between nations, and Arwen, who loves him... The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, a grand-scale film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, packed with all the elements of entertainment, including friendship, affection, familial love, action-packed tales of capture, and nightmarish fantasy of fighting monsters. This trilogy box set contains the three films on two discs. It contains a generous seven hours of bonus footage, including making-of footage, behind-the-scenes footage, short films, previews, and more. A must-see for anyone who wants to be deeply moved all at once! (Saito Kaori)