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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 179 min

genre: fantasy

theme: epic

director: Peter Jackson

Score: 9 / 10

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The film is the second instalment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and was produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh and Jackson, from a screenplay by Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Jackson. The film features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban and Andy Serkis. It was preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and followed by The Return of the King (2003).

Plot

Awakening from a dream of Gandalf fighting the Balrog in Moria, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee find themselves lost in the Emyn Muil near Mordor and discover they are being tracked by Gollum, a former bearer of the One Ring. Capturing Gollum, Frodo takes pity and allows him to guide them, reminding Sam that they will need Gollum's help to infiltrate Mordor.

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author	Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens Stephen Sinclair
award	Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
contentLocation	Middle-earth
director	Peter Jackson
editor	Michael J. Horton
genre	adventure drama fantasy
keywords	ambush aragorn arwen attack awaken balrog black gate boromir capture cirith ungol dead marshes denethor driven mad edoras elrond emyn muil ent éomer éowyn exile fangorn faramir fight frodo baggins galadriel gandalf gimli gollum gondor gríma wormtongue helm\'s deep her hobbit isengard keep kill learn legolas lothlórien march meet meriadoc brandybuck merry minor places in middle-earth mordor moria nazgûl one ring osgiliath outnumber pass peregrin took pippin presumed dead rivendell rohan rohirrim samwise gamgee saruman search shelob survive the king théoden treebeard turn uruk-hai valinor war effort warg
musicBy	Howard Shore
nomination	Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
producer	Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh Peter Jackson
publisher	New Line Cinema
recordedAt	New Zealand
theme	epic sequel urban war