The Return of the King(Movie, 1980)

Name: The Return of the King
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Released: 1980
Duration: T01:38:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 38min | Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 84 votes)

The Return of the King (also known as The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits) is a 1980 American-Japanese animated musical fantasy television film created by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft. It is an adaptation of part of J. R. R. Tolkien 1955 high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. It takes its name from The Return of the King, the third and final volume of the novel, and is a sequel to the 1977 film The Hobbit. The special aired on ABC on Sunday, May 11, 1980 after a legal challenge filed by the Tolkien Estate and Fantasy Films was settled. Critical and fan reaction to The Return of the King was lukewarm. ()

Part of the The Lord of the Rings (Animation) Collection

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About The Return of the King

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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The Return of the King Trailer (Animated)(Trailer, 2:57)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Based on: "The Return of the King" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Rankin/Bass Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/11/1980

Cast: Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, John Huston, Roddy McDowall, Brother Theodore, Casey Kasem, Nellie Bellflower, Glenn Yarbrough

Voice Actor: Orson Bean, John Huston, William Conrad

Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Screenwriter: J. R. R. Tolkien

Composer: Maury Laws

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Die Rückkehr des Königs"

"O Retorno do Rei"

"The Lord of the Rings 3 - The Return of the King"

"The Lord of the Rings Return of the King Animated"

"El retorno del rey"

"El Señor De Los Anillos (Animación) 3 - El Retorno Del Rey"

"O Retorno do Rei"

"Povratak kralja"

"Возвращение короля"

"Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Kralın Dönüşü"

Keywords: tower, shire, orcs, elves

3 movies in the The Lord of the Rings (Animation) Collection

1977 The Hobbit

1978 The Lord of the Rings

1980 The Return of the King

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The Return of the King(Movie, 1980)

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