Certificate
PG
Number of Discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Andrew Lesnie
Costume Designer
Ngila Dickson
Production Designer
Grant Major
Reviews
Variety - ...[The film] looks to please the book's legions of fans with its imaginatively scrupulous rendering of the tome's characters and worlds on the screen....McKellen delivers Gandalf with great relish and gusto..., New York Times - ...The playful spookiness of Mr. Jackson's direction provides a lively, light touch..., Hollywood Reporter - ...Well-made and well-cast....Masterfully paced and one of those rewarding movies that seems to get better as it progresses..., Box Office - ...Jackson has captured something of the depth, breadth, and melancholy grandeur of Tolkien's vision. And that is magic, indeed..., Sight and Sound - ...Jackson has translated the best-loved fantasy novel of our age into a commanding screen adventure, one with a sense of human terror and danger and grit under its nails..., San Francisco Chronicle - Gets it right. It's a wonderful movie. Watching it, one can't help but get the impression that everyone involved was steeped in Tolkien's work, loved the book, treasured it and took care not to break a cherished thing in it., Rolling Stone - ...FELLOWSHIP is the real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character..., New York Post - So consistently involving because the excellent cast delivers their lines with the kind of utter conviction not seen in this kind of movie since the first "STAR WARS.", USA Today - ...A faithful and visually spectacular adaptation of the first volume in Tolkien's trilogy....RINGS has moment of edge-of-the-seat excitement...
Author
J.R.R. Tolkien
Consumer Advice
Contains moderate battle violence and some scary scenes
Additional Information
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 story continues with THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING.
Movie/TV Title
The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring
Composer
Howard Shore
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Robert Shaye, Mark Ordesky, Michael Lynne
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Awards
Best Film 2001 -, Best Achievement In Special Effects 2001 - Production Team, Best Direction 2001 - Peter Jackson
Screenwriter
Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens
Music
Enya
Voice
Andy Serkis
