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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 171 min

genre: fantasy

theme: epic

director: Peter Jackson

Score: 9 / 10

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the 1954 novel The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The film is the first installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Jackson, Fran Walsh and Tim Sanders, and written by Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson. The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. It was followed in 2002 by The Two Towers and in 2003 by The Return of the King.

Plot

In the Second Age of Middle-earth, the lords of Elves, Dwarves, and Men are given Rings of Power. Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom, instilling into it a great part of his power, in order to dominate the other Rings so he might conquer Middle-earth. A final alliance of Men and Elves battles Sauron's forces in Mordor. Isildur of Gondor severs Sauron's finger and the Ring with it, thereby vanquishing Sauron and returning him to spirit form. With Sauron's first defeat, the Third Age of Middle-earth begins. The Ring's influence corrupts Isildur, who takes it for himself and is later killed by Orcs. The Ring is lost in a river for 2,500 years until it is found by Gollum, who owns it for over four and a half centuries. The ring abandons Gollum and it is subsequently found by a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who is unaware of its history.

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author	Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens
award	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Film
contentLocation	Middle-earth
director	Peter Jackson
editor	John Gilbert
genre	adventure drama fantasy
keywords	ambush aragorn arwen attack bilbo baggins boromir bree capture dark lord sauron durin\'s bane dwarf elf elrond frodo frodo baggins galadriel gandalf gandalf the grey gimli gollum gondor hobbit isengard isildur kill legolas lord elrond lothlórien man men meriadoc brandybuck merry mordor morgul blade moria mount doom mountain pass nazgûl old friend one ring orc orcs parth galen peregrin took pippin rings of power rivendell samwise gamgee saruman sauron shire strider their way troll uruk-hai weathertop witch-king witch-king of angmar wiz
musicBy	Howard Shore
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography 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 Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Tim Sanders
publisher	New Line Cinema
recordedAt	Fiordland National Park Glenorchy Hobbiton Movie Set Mavora Lakes Mount Olympus Ski Area Mount Owen New Zealand Paradise Skippers Canyon Waiau River
theme	epic