The Return of the King
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5/11/1980Runtime
98 minsOverview
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
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An animated adaptation of Middle-earth's climactic battle that balances intimate character stakes with sweeping mythic warfare, capturing both the intimate weight of the Hobbits' quest and the grandeur of the final confrontation with darkness.
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Orson Bean
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Roddy McDowall
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
John Huston
Gandalf (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum (voice)
Casey Kasem
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
Sonny Melendrez
Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
Theodore Bikel
Aragorn (voice)
William Conrad
Lord Denethor (voice)
Don Messick
King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice)
Paul Frees
Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
John Stephenson
Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar (voice)
Nellie Bellflower
Eowyn / Dernhelm (voice)
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