The Return of the King (1980 film)

• Orson Bean: Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins
• Theodore Bikel: Aragorn
• William Conrad: Lord Denethor
• John Huston: Gandalf
• Roddy McDowall: Samwise Gamgee
• Brother Theodore: Gollum / Smeagol
• Paul Frees: Orcs, Goblins and Uruk -Hai / Lord Elrond
• Don Messick: King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron
• John Stephenson: Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch - King of Angmar
• Casey Kasem: Meriadoc 'Merry ' Brandybuck
• Sonny Melendrez: Peregrin ' Pippin ' Took
• Nellie Bellflower: Eowyn and Dernhelm
• Glenn Yarbrough: Minstrel

The Return of the King is an English-language animated film from 1980, based on the book The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.

Action

The film begins with the 129th birthday of Bilbo, who is celebrated in Rivendell. During the celebration of Bilbo suddenly realizes that Frodo has only nine fingers. At this point of the film, the film jumps back in history to the place where Frodo and Sam are Cirith Ungol after, on the border to Mordor came and where the spider Shelob Frodo caught. Sam rescues Frodo is in this situation, trying for a moment, and the question arises as to whether he should take the ring. Gandalf and Pippin reach Minas Tirith and warn Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, from the advancing border war. During the events in Gondor the journey of Frodo and Sam continue. Now they have entered Mordor and have come far. They stand at Mount Doom and want to destroy the ring. Suddenly Gollum intervenes into the action. He bites the ring from Frodo's finger, is now lord of the ring, but crashes through carelessness in the flames of the mountain. The ring is destroyed. Prior to the soldiers of Gondor had with their allies from Rohan won a victory on Pelennor Fields Aragorn and had led an army to the gates of Mordor, though the battle seemed hopeless to find just about Frodo time. But now the ring and the dark side is destroyed. The battle is won and Aragorn is crowned King of Gondor. At this point the film jumps back to Bilbo's birthday. Frodo Bilbo decides to accompany you when this Middle-earth leaves and goes to the west.

Background

The film was produced by Rankin / Bass Productions and Topcraft. He was first sent on 11 May 1980 at the television of the United States.

The Return of the King was directed by the producers and directors of both The Hobbit and closes the content to transfer information. It is also applicable as a continuation of The Lord of the Rings animated film of 1978, although both differ significantly from each other in their style. The director of the animated film of 1978, Ralph Bakshi had even planned to make a second part, but because of the lack of success of its implementation, it did not happen. The Animation producers Rankin & Bass, who used good contacts with Japan and later The Last Unicorn brought out as an animated film, but had a great interest in a sequel. For this reason, show The Last Unicorn and The Return of the King graphic similarity.

Distributor of the film, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC ) and Warner Bros.. A German synchronization or German subtitles do not exist.