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Lord of the rings, the return of the king (Motion picture)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
5 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the additional hours of material in the extended editions help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor.
Discs 1-2. Part 1 and Part 2 extended edition of the film (Blu-ray) -- Disc 3. The appendices, part 5: The war of the ring (DVD) -- Disc 4. The appendices, part 6: The passing of an age (DVD) -- Disc 5. The return of the king : behind the scenes (DVD).
New Line Cinema presents a Wingnut Films production ; directed by Peter Jackson ; screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson.
Blu-ray discs contain the feature film; DVDs contain special features only.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Bernard Hill, Hugo Weaving.
Blu-ray (feature film):In English or Portuguese with optional subtitles in Spanish or Portuguese; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
DVD (special features only): Audio and subtitles vary.
Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; production design, Grant Major ; film editor, John Gilbert ; music, Howard Shore.
Academy Awards, 2004: Best Picture ; Best Director (Peter Jackson) ; Best Adapted Screenplay ; Best Art Direction / Set Decoration ; Best Costume Design ; Best Editing ; Best Makeup ; Best Score ; Best Original Song 'Into the West' ; and Best Visual Effects.