The lord of the rings, the two towers /

Join Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, and brave members of the Fellowship as they continue their quest to destroy the Ring of Power. As darkness descends on Middle-earth, a strange creature named Gollum leads the heroes to the Black Gates of Mordor. The rest of Middle-earth prepares for a battle that will d...

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Uniform Title:Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: New Line Cinema Corporation, WingNut Films (Firm), New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Jackson, Peter, 1961-, Wood, Elijah, 1981-, McKellen, Ian, Tyler, Liv, Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-, Astin, Sean, Blanchett, Cate, 1969-, Rhys-Davies, John, Boyd, Billy, 1968-, Monaghan, Dominic, 1976-, Bloom, Orlando, 1977-, Serkis, Andy, Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Los Angeles : New Line Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:Widescreen version.
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Summary:Join Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, and brave members of the Fellowship as they continue their quest to destroy the Ring of Power. As darkness descends on Middle-earth, a strange creature named Gollum leads the heroes to the Black Gates of Mordor. The rest of Middle-earth prepares for a battle that will decide the fate of all.
Item Description:Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Special features: In-depth programs. Revealing the secrets behind the production of the epic adventure: On the set--The lord of the rings : The two towers ; Return to Middle-earth ; A short film directed by Sean Astin: The long and short of it ; The making of The long and short of it -- Featurettes created for lordoftherings.net, take a closer look at the people and places of Middle-earth: Forces of darkness ; Designing the sounds of Middle-earth ; Edoras : the Rohan capital ; Creatures of Middle-earth ; Gandalf the White ; Arms and armor ; The battle of Helm's Deep ; Bringing Gollum to life -- Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of "The lord of the rings : The return of the king -- Original theatrical trailers and TV spots -- "Gollum's song" music video by Emiliana Torrini -- Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, "The lord of the rings : The return of the king" -- An inside look at the Special extended DVD edition of The lord of the rings : The two towers."
DVD-ROM features: Exclusive on-line content.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([6] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, EX 5.1 surround sound and stereo surround sound.
DVD-ROM requirements: computer running Windows 98SE; the (included) InterActual Player installed; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash 6.0; an Internet connection; a DVD-ROM drive; a software or hardware DVD player. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Macintosh.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13. Supplementary material not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 2002: Best Sound Editing (Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins), Best Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Michael Horton ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson ... [et al.] ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel.
ISBN:078064333X