Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Cut / Widescreen / 4-DVD)

Starring: Elijah Wood & Ian McKellen Director: Peter Jackson  Rated:

DVD Features:

Discs One-Two:

Contains Extended Version of Feature (208 Mins)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 EX - English
• DTS Stereo 6.1 ES - English
• Stereo Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentaries - 1. Peter Jackson - Director
                                 2. Fran Walsh - Screenwriter, Phillipa Boyens - Screenwriter
                                 3. Crew Members Including Howard Shore - Composer, Andrew Lesnie - Director of Photography
                                4. Cast Members Including Ian McKellan - Star, Elijah Wood - Star

Disc Three:

Additional Release Material:

• Featurette - 1. Designing and Building Middle Earth
                   2. Book Adaptation
                   3. Workshop of Creatures and Miniatures

 Additional Footage - 1. Behind the Scenes
                              2. Early Reels
                              3. Moving Storyboards
                              4. Wardrobe Department Tour

Text Galleries:

• Storyboards
• Atlas - 1. Middle Earth
• Art Gallery (With Artist Commentary)

Interactive Features:

• Interactive Map - 1. New Zealand (Highlighting Scouting Process)

Disc Four:

Additional Release Material:

• Featurettes - 1. Bringing Characters To Life
                     2. A Day in the Life of a Hobbit
                     3. Principal Photography
                     4. Scale: Creating the Illusion of Size
                     5. Sound Design Demonstration
• Mulitple Angles - 1. Visual Effects

Text Galleries:

• Stills/Photos

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Original Score (2001)

Academy Awards - Best Cinematography (2001)

Product Description:

With THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, director Peter Jackson has achieved a meticulous and captivating adaptation of the first book of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy. The setting is Middle-earth, a mythological land populated by elves, dwarves, humans, and the gentle, diminutive hobbits upon whom the story centers. One hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), unexpectedly comes into possession of an ancient magical ring so powerful it invariably corrupts anyone who wears it. In order to prevent the ring's erstwhile owner, the dark lord Sauron, from reclaiming the ring and taking over Middle-earth, a motley band of comrades set out to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged. Included in the group are Frodo and hobbits Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monoghan), and Pippin (Billy Boyd); the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen); human warriors Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Boromir (Sean Bean); the dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies); the elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom). Along the way, they wage battle with monsters, demons, and Sauron's evil minions, all brought to life by spectacular digital technology.

Jackson's grandiose production represents the first of three films that he wrote and directed, derived from Tolkien's beloved novels. Fourteen months in the making, at a cost of $270 million, all three installments were filmed at once in New Zealand where diverse landscapes lend themselves particularly well to the mystical realm of Middle-earth. The trilogy also includes THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING.

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Based On A Novel | Epic | Essential Cinema | Fantasy | Fantasy Worlds | Good Vs. Evil | Monsters | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 2001
• Other elves include Arwen (Liv Tyler), Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), and Eldrond (Hugo Weaving), but they are not part of the core band of nine who set out to destroy the ring at Mount Doom.

Cast and Crew: