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Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the King [Extended Edition] [4 Discs]

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Released: 2004-12-14

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Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the... DVD Cast & Features Cast:
Ian Holm, Sean Bean, Joel Tobeck, Cate Blanchett, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto, Hugo Weaving

Director(s): Peter Jackson

Features:
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50 minutes of new and extended scenes
Four feature-length commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, and the production and design teams, with over 40 participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Barrie M. Osborne, Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, and cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Mirando Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, and Andy Serkis, with Sméagol and Gollum
Six original documentaries covering adapting the book into a screenplay, designing Middle-earth, a visit to the Weta Workshop, costume design, and more
Two interactive maps: Middle-earth Atlas and New Zealand as Middle-earth
Galleries with audio commentaries (includes an archive of over 2,000 images)
Seven original documentaries covering the filming of The Return of the King, the visual effects, editing, music and sound, and a touching tribute as the cast bids a fond farewell to Middle-earth and the characters they played
Gallery of production photos
Animated menus featuring production sketches

Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the... DVD Details

Video:
Cinemascope
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1)
Dolby Digital Surround
True 6.1 system. Rear center channel is separately encoded into the DTS soundtrack.
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English, Spanish

Running Time: 250
Genre: Horror Sci-fi Fantasy
Item Weight: 4
UPC: 794043693229
Product Code: NEWL6932DVD
Format: DVD
Year:2003
Studio: New Line Home Video

Lord Of the Rings: The Return of the... DVD Summary The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King brings Peter Jackson's mammoth adaptation of J.

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Tolkien's classic to a close in suitably epic fashion.

Instead of starting just where the previous film left off, however, it goes far back in time to the moment the tormented creature Gollum first came to possess the One Ring.

In this flashback, actor Andy Serkis (who voiced Gollum and performed his movements onset prior to the final CGI effects) finally gets to appear onscreen, portraying Gollum's former self, Sméagol.

This disturbing scene serves as a potent reminder that the Ring seeks to corrupt even the well-intentioned Frodo (Elijah Wood), who is increasingly struggling with the dark power of the Ring himself.

Thus, the film returns to the present, following Frodo, Sam (Sean Astin), and Gollum as they journey ever closer to the foreboding land of Mordor.

They pass by the terrifying dark city of Minas Morgul, watching as the dreadful army of the Witch King sets out for the human strongholds in Gondor, and move on to the rocky stairs to Cirith Ungol, where an even darker enemy lies in wait.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Fellowship reunites in Rohan, having defeated the wizard Saruman on two different fronts, at Helm's Deep and Isengard.

They are not together for long, though, since the hobbit Pippin (Billy Boyd) gets into trouble, making it necessary for him and Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to hastily depart for Minas Tirith, capital of Gondor.

Once there, they find the steward of Gondor, Denethor (John Noble), in an unstable mental state and the city preparing for battle against the amassing forces of Sauron.

Denethor unwisely sends his only remaining son, Faramir (David Wenham), back into bloody battle to prove himself.

He returns nearly dead, sending Denethor over the edge of sanity.

In another realm, elf Arwen (Liv Tyler) begins her journey to immortal life in the Grey Havens, on her way to leave Middle-earth -- and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) -- forever, but has a vision that causes her to once again reconsider her decision.

Back in Rohan, the men are preparing to ride to Gondor's aide.

Éowyn (Miranda Otto) desperately wants to join the men in battle, but her uncle, King Théoden (Bernard Hill), orders her to stay and defend Rohan if necessary.

The hobbit Merry (Dominic Monaghan) also desires to ride with the men, but is denied due to his small size and inexperience.

Aragorn is met there by the elf Elrond (Hugo Weaving), who brings him the re-forged Sword that was Broken (in the ancient battle with Sauron) and urges him to take a different route to Gondor.

Heeding Elrond's advice, Aragorn, along with elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), takes a cavernous path through the mountains, where they meet ghoulish ghosts who betrayed Aragorn's ancestors and are doomed to eternal unrest unless they fulfill their broken oaths by aiding him.

All but Frodo, Sam, and Gollum will meet on the massive battlefield of the Pelennor before the gates of Minas Tirith.

The former three instead engage in a battle of wills between each other and the One Ring as they head toward the fires of Mount Doom to destroy it.

Released in December 2003, The Return of the King topped even its massively successful trilogy predecessors at the box office, and went on to garner a whopping 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture -- winning in all the categories in which it was nominated and tying the record of total awards won with Ben-Hur and Titanic.