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.

• Director: Jules Bass
• Genre:Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Musical
• Runtime:97 minutes

Cast

Orson Bean : Frodo Baggins / King Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Theodore Bikel : Aragorn (voice)
William Conrad : Lord Denethor (voice)
John Huston : Gandalf (voice)
Roddy McDowall : Samwise Gamgee (voice)

The film begins with the Bilbo celebrating his 129th birthday in Rivendell. Bilbo is surprised to see that Frodo now has nine fingers as the film flashes back to Sam heading towards Cirith Ungol to rescue Frodo, but not before thinking about claiming the Ring himself. Gandalf and Pippin arrive at Minas Tirith to warn Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, about the upcoming war. Meanwhile, Sam rescues Frodo and they finish their quest at Mount Doom when Gollum accidentally falls into the fire and destroys the Ring. Rohan helps Gondor gain victory in the Pellenor Fields and later Aragorn leads an army to Mordor’s Black Gate to buy Frodo time. Months later, Aragorn is crowned King of Gondor. The film concludes back in the present with Frodo agreeing to accompany Bilbo as they leave Middle-Earth. Read more