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The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Film · 1978 · 132 min · PG · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

Fantasy...beyond your imagination.

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

Directed by Ralph Bakshi

Starring Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, Anthony Daniels

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In cinemas15 November 1978
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First release anywhere15 November 1978

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