The Return of the King
1980 · 1h 38m · Not Rated
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Directed by
Jules Bass
,
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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The Return of the King
Overview
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Director and cast
- Jules Bass Director
- Arthur Rankin, Jr. Director
- Orson Bean as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
- Roddy McDowall as Samwise Gamgee (voice)
- John Huston as Gandalf (voice)
- Theodore Gottlieb as Gollum (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
- Sonny Melendrez as Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
- Theodore Bikel as Aragorn (voice)
- William Conrad as Lord Denethor (voice)
- Don Messick as King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice)
- Paul Frees as Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
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