The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice.

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.​

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Adventure
Fantasy
Action
Release Date

Dec 17, 2003

Duration: 3h 21 min

Popularity: 18.4545
25,152 votes
Directed by

Peter Jackson

Casting: John Hubbard, Victoria Burrows, Liz Mullane, Ann Robinson, Amy Hubbard

Screenplay by

Peter JacksonPhilippa BoyensFran Walsh

Productions

New Line Cinema (US)WingNut Films (NZ)The Saul Zaentz Company (US)

Collection
The Lord of the Rings Collection
Budget 94.0 M

1.1 B

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Crew & Team

J. R. R. Tolkien

Novel

Peter Jackson

Screenplay

Philippa Boyens

Screenplay

Fran Walsh

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