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The lord of the rings, the two towers /

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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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Bibliographic Details
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-, Osborne, Barrie, Walsh, Fran, 1959-, Boyens, Philippa, Sinclair, Stephen, 1956-, 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, Bean, Sean, 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:Special extended DVD ed.
Series:New Line platinum series.
Subjects:
Fantasy films.
Lord of the Rings films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Baggins, Frodo > Drama.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Drama.
Table of Contents:
  • discs 1-2. Special extended of the film (over 43 minutes of new and extended scenes added by director Peter Jackson ; Four feature-length commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, the production and design teams, with over 40 participants
  • disc 3. The appendices part three--the journey continues. Adapting the book into a screenplay and planning the film ; Designing and inspirations for locations in Middle-Earth ; Storyboards to pre-visualization ; Weta Workshop visit : see sculptors in action creating weapons, creatures and miniatures for the film ; Atlas of Middle-Earth ; Interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process ; Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
  • disc 4. The appendices part four--the battle for Middle-earth begins. Sending the actors into battle : swordfighting ; Principal photography : stories from the set ; Digital effects ; Bigatures : a close-up look at the miniatures ; Galleries of behind-the-scenes photos and personal cast photos ; Post-production : editing it all together ; Sound design demonstration ; DVD-ROM content.