Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.
Director: Lisa Kors
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John Rhys-Davies as Narrator (voice) |
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Peter Jackson as Self |
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Elijah Wood as Self |
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Ian McKellen as Self |
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Orlando Bloom as Self |
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Sean Astin as Self |
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Billy Boyd as Self |
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Philippa Boyens as Self |
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Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage) |
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Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) |
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John Howe as Self |
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Alan Lee as Self |
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Dominic Monaghan as Self |
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Christopher Lee as Self |
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Richard Taylor as Self |
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Cate Blanchett as Self |
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Liv Tyler as Self |
| Production | Michael Rosenfeld | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Arden | Executive Producer |
| Production | John B. Bredar | Producer |
| Directing | Lisa Kors | Director |
| Sound | Michael Richard Plowman | Original Music Composer |
