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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 201 min

genre: fantasy

theme: epic

director: Peter Jackson

Score: 9 / 10

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the third volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The film is the final instalment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Jackson and Fran Walsh, from a screenplay by Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson. Continuing the plot of The Two Towers, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are making their final way toward Mount Doom in Mordor in order to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's true intentions, while Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and the rest are joining forces together against Sauron and his legions in Minas Tirith. It was preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002).

Plot

Two Hobbits, Sméagol and his cousin, Déagol, are fishing when Déagol discovers the One Ring in the river. Sméagol's mind is ensnared by the Ring, and he kills his cousin for it. He retreats into the Misty Mountains as the Ring twists his body and mind until he becomes the creature Gollum.

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author	Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens
award	Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Song Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
contentLocation	Middle-earth
director	Peter Jackson
editor	Jamie Selkirk
genre	adventure drama fantasy
keywords	andúril aragorn arwen battle of the morannon battle of the pelennor fields bilbo bilbo baggins bite burn climb denethor draws out sauron's remaining forces drive eagle elendil elrond ensuing battle éomer éowyn faramir fight fish frodo baggins gandalf giant spider gimli gollum gondor haradrim hobbit isengard isildur lava legolas meriadoc brandybuck merry minas morgul minas tirith misty mountains mithril mordor mount doom narsil nazgûl one ring orc orcs osgiliath palantír peregrin took pippin pyre red book of westmarch reign of terror rescue return home river samwise gamgee sauron shelob shire sméagol survive théoden undying lands war of the ring witch-king of angmar wound
musicBy	Howard Shore
nomination	Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh Peter Jackson
publisher	New Line Cinema
recordedAt	New Zealand
theme	epic sequel war