The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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PG-13 | 3 hr 30 mins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Adaptation | Released: 12/17/2003 |Box Office Total: $376.8M

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Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn answer the call of his heritage and become what he was born to be? In no small measure, the fate of Middle-earth rests on his broad shoulders. With the final battle joined and the legions of darkness gathering, Gandalf urgently tries to rally Gondor's broken army to action. He is aided by Rohan's King Theoden, who unites his warriors for history's biggest test. Yet even with their courage and passionate loyalty, the forces of men--with Eowyn and Merry hidden among them--are no match for the enemies swarming against Gondor. Still, in the face of great losses, they charge forward into the battle of their lifetimes, tied together by their singular goal to keep Sauron distracted and give the Ring Bearer a chance to complete his quest. Their hopes rest with Frodo, a tiny but determined hobbit making a perilous trip across treacherous enemy lands to cast the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. The closer Frodo gets to his final destination, the heavier his burden becomes and the more he must rely on Samwise Gamgee. Gollum--and the Ring itself--will test Frodo's allegiances and, ultimately, his humanity.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/17/2003

Studio	Credit
New Line Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Peter Jackson	Director
Cast	Credit
Elijah Wood	Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen	Gandalf
Liv Tyler	Arwen
Viggo Mortensen	Aragorn
Sean Astin	Samwise Gamgee (aka Sam)
Cate Blanchett	Galadriel
John Rhys Davies	Gimli
Bernard Hill	King Theoden of Rohan
Billy Boyd	Peregrin Took, or Pippin
Dominic Monaghan	Merry, or Meriadoc Brandybuck
Orlando Bloom	Legolas
Hugo Weaving	Elrond
Miranda Otto	Eowyn of Rohan
David Wenham	Faramir
Karl Urban	Eomer Eadig
John Noble	Denethor
Andy Serkis	Gollum/Smeagol
Ian Holm	Bilbo Baggins
Sean Bean	Boromir
Brad Dourif	Grima Wormtongue
Bruce Spence	Mouth of Sauron
Nathaniel Lees	Ugluk
Marton Csokas	Celeborn
Brian Sergent	Ted Sandyman
Craig Parker	Haldir
Lawrence Makoare	Witchking of Angmar
Paul Norell	King of the Dead
Noel Appleby	Everard Proudfoot
Alexandra Astin	Eleanor Gamgee
Richard Edge	Gondorian Soldier #1
David Aston	Gondorian Soldier #3
John Bach	Mandril
Sala Baker	Featured Orc
Jed Brophy	Featured Orc
Ross Duncan	Featured Orc
Lee Hartley	Featured Orc
Robert Pollock	Featured Orc
Pete Smith	Featured Orc
Sadwyn Brophy	Eldarion
Alistair Browning	Damrod
Jason Fitch	Uruk #2
Bruce Hopkins	Gamling
Alan Howard	Voice of the Ring
Ian Hughes	Irolas
Billy Jackson	Featured Child
Katie Jackson	Featured Child
Bret McKenzie	Elf Escort
Sarah McLeod	Rosie Cotton
Maisie McLeod-Riera	Baby Gamgee
Bruce Phillips	Grimbold
Todd Rippon	Harad Leader #1
Shane Rangi	Harad Leader #2
Thomas Robins	Deagol
Harry Sinclair	Isildur
Peter Tait	Shagrat
Stephen Ure	Gorbag
Joel Tobeck	Orc Lieutenant #1
Production Credits	Credit
Rick Porras	Co-Producer
Mark Ordesky	Executive Producer
Peter Jackson	Producer
Barrie M Osborne	Producer
Robert Shaye	Executive Producer
Jamie Selkirk	Co-Producer
Michael Lynne	Executive Producer
Fran Walsh	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
WingNut Interactive	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
WBI	Foreign Distribution Rights
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Cheil Jedang Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Rights
Aurum Productions	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
Writer	Credit
J.R.R. Tolkien	Source Material
Peter Jackson	Screenplay
Fran Walsh	Screenplay
Philippa Boyens	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Dan Hennah	Art Director - Supervising Art Director
Grant Major	Production Designer
Kerry Dunn	Set Dresser - Supervising Set Finisher
Jacqui Allen	Assistant Art Director
Gillian West-Walker	Dresser
Alan Lee	Set Decorator
Alan Lee	Concept Artist - Conceptual Designer
Brian Massey	Greensman - Greensmaster
Chris Hennah	Art Department
Roxane Gajadhar	Art Department Coordinator
Sam Genet	Sculptor - Supervising Sculptor
Clarke Gregory	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Gareth Jensen	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Ben Whale	Dresser
John Howe	Concept Artist - Conceptual Designer
Danielle Osborne	Art Department
Andrew Fraser	Greensman
Jules Cook	Assistant Art Director
Tanea Chapman	Set Dresser
Mike Asquith	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
Joe Bleakley	Art Director
Dan Hennah	Set Decorator
Jamie Beswarich	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
David Kolff	Set Dresser
Ross McGarva	Assistant Art Director
Penny Towns	Art Department
Dan King	Greensman
Russell Murray	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Gus Hunter	Concept Artist
Phillip Ivey	Art Director
Andrew Kolfe	Greensman
Chris Meder	Set Dresser
Tim Priest	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
James Wallace	Art Department
Stephen Lynch	Concept Artist
Simon Bright	Art Director
Shaun Bolton	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
Daniel Falconer	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
Sarah Weinberg	Art Department
Amber Richards	Set Dresser
Helen Strevens	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Graeme Massey	Greensman
Kayne Horsham	Art Director
Sacha Lees	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
Basil McGahan	Greensman
Philip Thomas	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Josh Patterson	Greensman
Kate Thurston	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Warren Mahy	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
Ben Wooten	Sculptor - Designer/Sculptor
Andrew Richardson	Greensman
Scott Richardson	Greensman
Stuart Bowman	Sculptor
Quinn Roberts	Greensman
David Guerin	Sculptor
Kevin Silvester	Greensman
Paul Issacson	Sculptor
Shane Kenneally	Sculptor
Nigel Thomas	Greensman
Lisa Twort	Greensman
Heather Kilgour	Sculptor
Virginia Lee	Sculptor
Paula Carswell	Greensman - Greens
Anthony Marrow	Sculptor
Simon Lowe	Greensman - Greens
Sam McDougall	Greensman - Greens
Andrew McLay	Sculptor
Kirk Nicholls	Sculptor
Brent Tasker	Greensman - Greens
Blaise Orsman	Sculptor
Edward Ratapu	Sculptor
Jonathan Rodgers	Sculptor
Dave Roy	Sculptor
Bill Ryalls	Sculptor
Ra Vincent	Sculptor
Hamish Wain	Sculptor
Casting	Credit
Victoria Burrows	Casting
Christina Hazard	Extras Casting - Extras Wrangler
Karl Kite-Rangi ('Payne')	Extras Casting - Extras Wrangler
John Hubbard	Casting
Liz Mullane	Casting
Josie Leckie	Extras Casting - Extras Wrangler
Amy MacLean	Casting
Bob Buck	Extras Casting - Extras Coordinator
Tina Cleary	Extras Casting
Ann Robinson	Casting
Victoria Beynon-Cole	Extras Casting
Amanda Duncan	Extras Casting
Miranda Rivers	Extras Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Lee Bramwell	Camera Utility - Senior Camera TD
Lucy Bowey	Video - Video Assist Operator
Andrew Lesnie	Director of Photography
Stephen Allanson	Focus Puller
John Day	Camera Operator
Simon Byers	Loader - Clapper Loader
Craig Potton	Photography - Landscape Stills Photographer
Van Redin	Photography - Additional Stills
Brian Van't Hul	Director of Photography - Visual Effects Director of Photography
Nigel Burton	Video - Video Assist Operator
Rewa Harre	Camera Operator
Callan Green	Loader - Clapper Loader
Mike Knudsen	Focus Puller
Nic Marrison	Camera Utility - Senior Camera TD
Rob Marsh	Camera Operator
George Binnersley	Focus Puller
Simon Currie	Video - Video Assist Operator
Guy Robinson	Photography - Sky Photographer
Blair Ihaka	Loader - Clapper Loader
Phil Pastuhov	Director of Photography
Matt Mueller	Camera Utility - Senior Camera TD
Peter McCaffery	Camera Operator
Stephan Remstedt	Camera Utility - Senior Camera TD
Pierre Vinet	Photography - Stills Photographer
Adam Clark	Focus Puller
Craig Madoc	Video - Video Assist Operator
Stephanie Kuttner	Loader - Clapper Loader
Colin Deane	Focus Puller
Michael Bain	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Cameron McLean	Camera Operator
Andrew McGeorge	Loader - Clapper Loader
Anthony Sumich	Video - Video Assist Operator
Louise Moore	Loader - Clapper Loader
Emily Cobb	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Gerry Vasbenter	Camera Operator
Jonny Bundellu	Video
Jac Fitzgerald	Focus Puller
Michaela Maguire	Video
Mark Evans	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Sean Kelly	Focus Puller
Kylie Plunkett	Loader - Clapper Loader
Allan Torp Jensen	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Phil Smith	Loader - Clapper Loader
Richard Shaw	Video
Dean McCarroll	Focus Puller
Ian McCarroll	Focus Puller
Anthony Stehr	Video
Sergei Koudriavstev	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Angus Ward	Loader - Clapper Loader
Lars Kramer	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Jason White	Loader - Clapper Loader
Ullric Raymond	Focus Puller
Simon Ward	Video
Matthew Parsons	Loader - Clapper Loader
Paul Samuels	Focus Puller
Vicky Kwan	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Wolfgang Neidermeier	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Andrew Stroud	Focus Puller
Alexander Nowotny	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Malcolm York	Focus Puller
Rolf Schneider	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Harry Slowey	Focus Puller
Justin Topzand	Focus Puller
Albrecht Steinmetz	Camera Utility - Camera TD
Gerald Ganger	Camera Utility - Spacecam Technician
David Arm	Camera Utility - Wescam Technician
Doug Monte	Camera Utility - Wescam Technician
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Hannover Leasing	Film Financier
New Line International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Howard Shore	Composer
Howard Shore	Music Conductor
Howard Shore	Orchestrations
Jeff Grace	Music - Music Crew
Andrew Dudman	Music Editor
Karen Elliott	Music Coordinator
Ruth Cornes	Music Contractor
Peter Cobbin	Score Mixing
Billy Boyd	Soloist - Featured Soloist
The London Oratory School Schola	Music Performer
Mike Jones	Music Engineer - Temp Mixer
Mark S Willsher	Music Producer
John Kurlander	Score Recording
Annie Lennox	Song Performer
Isobel Griffiths	Music Contractor
Ben Del Maestro	Soloist - Featured Soloist
Charles Portney	Music Coordinator
John McKay	Music Engineer - Temp Mixer
Michael McCarthy	Music Conductor - Choir Master
The London Philharmonic Orchestra	Music Performer
Marie Ebbing	Music Editor
Mike Cox	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
London Voices	Music Performer
Ann Barnard	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Malcolm Fife	Music Editor
Renee Fleming	Soloist - Featured Soloist
Vic Fraser	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Becca Gatrell	Music Editor
James Galway	Soloist - Featured Soloist
Chris Cozens	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Neil Draper	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Ian Hayter	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Viggo Mortensen	Soloist - Featured Soloist
Simon Kiln	Music Editor
Nick Gray	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Mike Hornett	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Michael Price	Music Editor
Steve Price	Music Editor
Nadia Jeddaoui	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Richard Ihnatowicz	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Roy Moore	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Jonathan Schultz	Music Editor
Erik Jordan	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Nigel Scott	Music Editor
Edmund Sanders	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Richard Lancaster	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Alex Letts	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Jill Streater	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
John Whitfield	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Helen Jane Long	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Sam Okell	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Stephen Pelluet	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Piers Ritchie	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Mirek Stiles	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Ian Titman	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Hugo Ward	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Ben Wilson	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Toby Wood	Music Engineer - Additional Music Team
Physical Effects	Credit
Greg Powell	Stunt Coordinator
Mike Kelly	Motion Control
Gino Acevedo	Prosthetics
Chris Davison	Motion Control
Marjory Hamlin	Prosthetics
Henk Prins	Motion Control
Kym Sainsbury	Prosthetics
Dominie Till	Prosthetics
Hugh Smith	Motion Control
Moritz Wassmann	Motion Control - Mocon Engineer
Brad Greenwood	Prosthetics
Vance Hartwell	Prosthetics
Harry Harrison	Motion Control
Rogier Samuels	Prosthetics
Karen Adcock	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Andrew Beattie	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Sean Foot	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Bill Hunt	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Tami Lane	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Dan Perry	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Deb Watson	Prosthetics - Prosthetics Makeup
Production Management	Credit
Niccola Sanderson	Production Coordinator
Jonas Thaler	Post-Production Supervisor
Patrick Mooney	Line Producer
Carolynne Cunningham	Assistant Director
Bridget Bourke	Unit Production Manager
Nikolas Korda	Unit Production Manager
Publicity	Credit
Claire Raskind	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Chris Ward	ADR Editor
Chris Ward	ADR
Peter Mills	Foley Editor
Beau Borders	Sound Effects Editor
Matt Cuirc	Boom Operator
Hammond Peek	Sound
Ethan van der Ryn	Supervising Sound Editor
Malcolm Cromie	Sound Recordist
David Farmer	Sound Designer
Martin Kwok	Assistant Sound Editor - First Assistant Sound Editor
Mike Hopkins	Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Saville	Sound Recordist
Eoin Cox	Sound - Cable
Corrin Ellingford	Boom Operator
Brent Burge	Sound Effects Editor
Bruno Barrett-Garnier	Assistant Sound Editor
Katy Wood	Foley Editor
Hayden Collow	Sound Effects Editor
Melanie Graham	Assistant Sound Editor
Ben Sinclair	Assistant Sound Editor
Tim Nielsen	Sound Effects Editor
Addison Teague	Sound Effects Editor
Matthew Stutter	Assistant Sound Editor
Craig Tomlinson	Sound Effects Editor
John Warhurst	Assistant Sound Editor
Dave Whitehead	Sound Effects Editor
Justin Webster	Assistant Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Bassim Haddad	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Casey Dame	Animator - Animation TD
Jon Allitt	Effects Supervisor - Massive Supervisor
Jim Rygiel	Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard F. Taylor	Special Effects Supervisor - Creature Supervisor
Richard F. Taylor	Miniatures - Miniature Supervisor
Christian Rivers	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Concept Designer
Steve Ingram	Special Effects
Charlie McClellan	Visual Effects Producer
John Haley	Visual Effects - Lead Massive TD
Sandra Warren	Visual Effects Editor - Lead Motion Editor
Shawn Dunn	Animator - Animation TD
Hans Butler	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Justin Miller	Animator - Animation TD
Geoff Tobin	Visual Effects - Lead Massive TD
Dave R Howe	Visual Effects - Massive TD
Nick Carter	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Mike L. Murphy	Animator - Senior Animator
Kevin Cushing	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Linda Johnson	Visual Effects - Massive TD
Dylan Neill	Visual Effects - Massive TD
Tom Holzinger	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Lisa Wild	Visual Effects - Lead Massive TD
Brett Ineson	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Terrance Tornberg	Visual Effects - Massive TD
Jacob Luamanuvae	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Danie Lupovici	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Malcolm Wright	Visual Effects - Massive TD
Chris Young	Visual Effects - Massive TD
Sverker Nordqvist	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Emi Tahira	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
James van der Reyden	Visual Effects - Mocap Studio TD
Todd Widup	Visual Effects Editor - Motion Editor
Matt Holmes	Visual Effects Editor
Joanna Priest	Visual Effects Editor
Jenny Vial	Visual Effects Editor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jasmine Watson	Jewels Provider - Jeweller
Jose Luis Perez	Makeup
Peter Owen	Makeup Designer
Richard F. Taylor	Special Makeup Effects
Megan Bint	Hair
Debbie Fitzgerald	Wig Maker
Ngila Dickson	Costume Designer
Carolyn M Fenton	Wardrobe Supervisor
Mike Grealish	Costumes - Leather Craftsman
Janis Macewan	Wardrobe
Peter King	Makeup Designer
Gilly Fiford	Hair
Margaret Aston	Makeup
Richard F. Taylor	Costume Designer
Elizabeth McGregor ('Liz')	Wardrobe
Jessica Lalande	Wig Maker
Louise Leonard	Wig Maker
Catherine Anderton	Wardrobe
Rick Findlater	Makeup
Hil Irwin	Hair
Nancy Hennah	Makeup
Liza Bishop	Wardrobe
Elizabeth Pick	Wig Maker
Gavin Skudder	Hair
Fiona Sole	Hair
Gail Taylor	Wig Maker
Anna Bosley	Wardrobe
Davina Lamont	Makeup
Vivienne MacGillicuddy	Makeup
Chantelle Bowkett	Wardrobe
Caroline Turner	Wig Maker - Wig Technician
Sharon Thomas	Hair
Lynne Walsh	Hair
Catherine Dawson	Wardrobe
Catherine Maguire	Makeup
Emma Moncrieff	Makeup
Sian Evans	Wardrobe
Peter Owen	Hair
Angela Mooar	Makeup
Peter King	Hair
Paula Goodall	Wardrobe
Ivana Primorac	Makeup
Jose Luis Perez	Hair
Tammy Green	Wardrobe
Margaret Aston	Hair
Kerryn Roberts	Makeup
Francesca King	Wardrobe
Simone Knight	Wardrobe
Rick Findlater	Hair
Allie Rutherford	Makeup
Janine Schneider	Makeup
Jamie MacEwan	Wardrobe
Nancy Hennah	Hair
Davina Lamont	Hair
Paula Macewan	Wardrobe
Lenore Stewart	Makeup
Tera Treanor	Makeup
Yiona McGinty	Wardrobe
Vivienne MacGillicuddy	Hair
Sophie Mills	Wardrobe
Catherine Maguire	Hair
Noreen Wilkie	Makeup
Gail Wilson	Makeup
Amanda Neale	Wardrobe
Emma Moncrieff	Hair
Angela Mooar	Hair
Andrea Plested	Wardrobe
Jeremy Woodhead	Makeup
Cathy Pope	Wardrobe
Ivana Primorac	Hair
Kerryn Roberts	Hair
Kirsten Sach	Wardrobe
Allie Rutherford	Hair
Siosi Tamapolu	Wardrobe
Jane Wilson	Wardrobe
Janine Schneider	Hair
Lenore Stewart	Hair
Sam Wilson	Wardrobe
Tera Treanor	Hair
Emma Harre	Wardrobe - Stand-by Wardrobe
Noreen Wilkie	Hair
Erica Hackell	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Joy Hanson	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Gail Wilson	Hair
Jeremy Woodhead	Hair
Alison Hill	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Jessica Joe	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Pauline Laws	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Philippa Lingard	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Emma Lumley	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Hayley May	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Lachlan Mayclair	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Josh Morris	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Mirinda Penny	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Kristelle Plummer	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Kerry Robinson	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Julie Zavala Ron	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Sheree Roud	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Silvana Sacco	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Sarah Shepherd	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Jackie Speedy	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing
Annie Tatton	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Manufacturing

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