With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo embarks on a perilous mission to destroy tye legendary One Ring. Hunting Frodo are servants of the Dark Lord, Sauron, the Ring's evil creator. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, Middle-earth is doomed.
Publisher:[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, p2002, c2001.
General Note: Academy Awards, 2001: Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie); Best Music, Original Score (Howard Shore); Best Effects, Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel); Best Makeup (Peter Owen, Richard Taylor).Closed-captioned.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Executive producers: Mark Ordesky, Bob Weinstein, Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne; producers: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders; Director: Peter Jackson.
Participant or Performer Note: 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.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2001: Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie); Best Music, Original Score (Howard Shore); Best Effects, Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel); Best Makeup (Peter Owen, Richard Taylor).