The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
Release date: 2003-12-17
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Orginal language: English
Director: Peter Jackson
Screenwriters: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Novel: J. R. R. Tolkien
Trailers and Teasers
Cast
Elijah Wood
as Frodo
Ian McKellen
as Gandalf
Viggo Mortensen
as Aragorn
Sean Astin
as Sam
Andy Serkis
as Gollum / Smeagol
Dominic Monaghan
as Merry
Billy Boyd
as Pippin
John Noble
as Denethor
David Wenham
as Faramir
Miranda Otto
as Éowyn
Bernard Hill
as Théoden
John Rhys-Davies
as Gimli
Orlando Bloom
as Legolas
Hugo Weaving
as Elrond
Liv Tyler
as Arwen
Cate Blanchett
as Galadriel
Karl Urban
as Éomer
Ian Holm
as Bilbo
Sean Bean
as Boromir
Lawrence Makoare
as Witchking / Gothmog
Marton Csokas
as Celeborn
Paul Norell
as King of the Dead
Noel Appleby
as Everard Proudfoot
Sarah McLeod
as Rosie Cotton
Ali Astin
as Elanor Gamgee
Maisy McLeod-Riera
as Baby Gamgee
David Aston
as Gondorian Soldier 3
John Bach
as Madril
Sadwyn Brophy
as Eldarion
Alistair Browning
as Damrod
Jason Fitch
as Uruk 2
Bruce Hopkins
as Gamling
Ian Hughes
as Irolas
Bret McKenzie
as Elf Escort
Bruce Phillips
as Grimbold
Shane Rangi
as Harad Leader 2
Todd Rippon
as Harad Leader 1
Thomas Robins
as Déagol
Harry Sinclair
as Isildur
Peter Tait
as Shagrat
Joel Tobeck
as Orc Lieutenant 1
Stephen Ure
as Gorbag
Sala Baker
as Featured Orc
Robert Pollock
as Featured Orc
Ross Duncan
as Featured Orc
Pete Smith
as Featured Orc
Jed Brophy
as Featured Orc
Lee Hartley
as Featured Orc
Billy Jackson
as Featured Child
Katie Jackson
as Featured Child
Alan Howard
as The Ring (voice)
Gino Acevedo
as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
Emma Deakin
as Diamond of Long Cleave (uncredited)
Michael Elsworth
as Círdan the Shipwright (uncredited)
Zo Hartley
as Orc Helper (uncredited)
Peter Jackson
as Corsair Bosun (uncredited)
Sandro Kopp
as Coronation Elf (uncredited)
Andrew Lesnie
as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
Joseph Mika-Hunt
as Orc (uncredited)
Henry Mortensen
as Pelennor Orc (uncredited)
Craig Parker
as Gothmog / Orc Lieutenant 1 (voice) (uncredited)
Rick Porras
as Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
Christian Rivers
as Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
Michael Semanick
as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Howard Shore
as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
John Stephenson
as Witchking (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Taylor
as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
Royd Tolkien
as Gondorian Ranger (uncredited)
Brad Dourif
as Gríma Wormtongue (extended edition)
Christopher Lee
as Saruman (extended edition)
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Richard Edge - Gondorian Soldier 1, Jane Abbott - Coronation Elf (uncredited), Aidan Bell - Orc (uncredited), Jarl Benzon - Coronation Elf (uncredited), Jørn Benzon - Rivendell Elf (uncredited), Clint Elvy - Haradrim Warrior (uncredited), Sam Kelly - Coronation Elf/Gondorian Soldier (uncredited)
Crew - click here to expand
Peter Jackson - Director, Peter Jackson - Producer, Barrie M. Osborne - Producer, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Mark Ordesky - Executive Producer, Michael Lynne - Executive Producer, J. R. R. Tolkien - Novel, Peter Jackson - Screenplay, Fran Walsh - Screenplay, Philippa Boyens - Screenplay, Andrew Lesnie - Director of Photography, Joe Bleakley - Art Direction, Rob Outterside - Art Direction, Mark Robins - Art Direction, John Howe - Conceptual Design, Dan Hennah - Set Decoration, Ngila Dickson - Costume Design, Richard Taylor - Costume Design, Howard Shore - Original Music Composer, Grant Major - Production Design, Victoria Burrows - Casting, John Hubbard - Casting, Liz Mullane - Casting, Jamie Selkirk - Editor, Amy Hubbard - Casting, Ann Robinson - Casting, Sean Button - Stunts, Rick Porras - Co-Producer, Guy Williams - 3D Supervisor, Casey O'Neill - Stunts, Bob Anderson - Stunt Coordinator, Daniel Andrews - Stunts, Trevor Bau - Stunts, Brett Beattie - Stunts, Shane Blakey - Stunts, Shaughan Campbell - Stunts, Ryan Carey - Stunts, Justin B. Carter - Stunts, Sebastiano Cartier - Stunts, Rodney Cook - Stunts, Daniel W. Barringer - Stunt Coordinator, Gareth Courtney - Stunts, Augie Davis - Stunt Coordinator, Mana Hira Davis - Stunts, Shane Dawson - Stunts, Peter Dillon - Stunts, Branko Dordevich - Stunts, Steve Drage - Stunts, Clint Elvy - Stunts, Morgan Evans - Stunts, Amanda Foubister - Stunts, Winham Hammond - Stunts, Johnny Sullivan - Stunts, Annie Collins - Additional Editor, Richard Taylor - Makeup Supervisor, Jamie Selkirk - Co-Producer, Gary Summers - Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Peter Owen - Makeup & Hair, George Marshall Ruge - Stunt Coordinator, Kirk Maxwell - Stunt Coordinator, Ken Saville - Sound Recordist, Malcolm Cromie - Sound Recordist, Steve Ingram - Special Effects Coordinator, Mike Jones - Sound Mixer, John McKay - Sound Mixer, Katy Wood - Foley Editor, Peter Mills - Foley Editor, Martin Kwok - Sound Editor, Justin Webster - Sound Editor, John Warhurst - Sound Editor, Melanie Graham - Sound Editor, Ben Sinclair - Sound Editor, Bruno Barrett-Garnier - Sound Editor, Phil Heywood - Foley Artist, Paul Huntingford - Foley Artist, Simon Hewitt - Foley Artist, Adrian Medhurst - Foley Artist, Martin Oswin - Foley Recording Engineer, Angus Robertson - Foley Recording Engineer, Mark Stetson - Visual Effects, Tim Crosbie - Visual Effects Supervisor, Erik Winquist - 2D Sequence Supervisor, Jacob Tomuri - Stunts, Christian Rivers - Visual Effects Designer, Alex Lemke - 2D Sequence Supervisor, Sala Baker - Stunts, Carolynne Cunningham - First Assistant Director, Jules Cook - Assistant Art Director, Mike Hopkins - Supervising Sound Editor, Jim Rygiel - Visual Effects Supervisor, Hammond Peek - Production Sound Mixer, Ethan Van der Ryn - Supervising Sound Editor, Alan Lee - Set Decoration, Alan Lee - Conceptual Design, Beau Borders - Sound Effects Editor, Brent Burge - Sound Effects Editor, Hayden Collow - Sound Effects Editor, Tim Nielsen - Sound Effects Editor, Addison Teague - Sound Effects Editor, Craig Tomlinson - Sound Effects Editor, Dave Whitehead - Sound Effects Editor, David Farmer - Sound Designer, Christopher Boyes - Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Michael Hedges - Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Lora Hirschberg - Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Michael Semanick - Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Steve Dubin - Visual Effects Producer, Robyn Isaacs - Visual Effects Producer, Charlie McClellan - Visual Effects Producer, Eileen Moran - Visual Effects Producer, James Whitlam - Visual Effects Producer, Dean Wright - Visual Effects Producer, Chetan Deshmukh - Visual Effects Supervisor, Joe Letteri - Visual Effects Supervisor, Dean Lyon - Visual Effects Supervisor, John P. Nugent - Visual Effects Supervisor, Jeremy Bennett - Visual Effects Art Director, Paul Lasaine - Visual Effects Art Director, Margaret Aston - Makeup Artist, Rick Findlater - Makeup Artist, Kerryn Flewell-Smith - Makeup Artist, Steve Hopgood - Makeup Artist, Davina Lamont - Makeup Artist, Vivienne MacGillicuddy - Makeup Artist, Catherine Maguire - Makeup Artist, Emma Moncrieff - Makeup Artist, Angela Mooar - Makeup Artist, Ivana Primorac - Makeup Artist, Allie Rutherford - Makeup Artist, Janine Schneider - Makeup Artist, Lenore Stewart - Makeup Artist, Tera Treanor - Makeup Artist, Nancy Hennah - Makeup Artist, Noreen Wilkie - Makeup Artist, Gail Wilson - Makeup Artist, Jeremy Woodhead - Makeup Artist, Laurelle Ziento - Makeup Artist, Jacqui Allen - Assistant Art Director, Dan Hennah - Supervising Art Director, Tim Wong - Stunt Double, Fran Walsh - Producer, Robert Shaye - Executive Producer, Alex Funke - Visual Effects Director, Randall William Cook - Animation Director, Peter Swords King - Makeup & Hair, Graham Binding - Animation, Bryan Ku - 3D Director, Jamie Beswarick - Sculptor, Daniel Falconer - Sculptor, Aaron Cowan - Visual Effects Coordinator, Glenn Anderson - Visual Effects Coordinator, Gillian West-Walker - Set Dresser, Stephen Smart - Data Wrangler, Aurelian Campbell - On Set Dresser, William Richardson - Animal Wrangler, Julian Bryant - Digital Compositor, Paul Story - Senior Animator, Andrew Stroud - Focus Puller, Jason Lei Howden - VFX Artist, Stuart Thorp - Stunts, Alexander Nowotny - VFX Artist