"The Lord of the Rings" (Animation)
Genre: Animated Adventure
Rating: PG
Length: 134 Minutes
Year: 1978
Langauage: English, French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandrian, Thai, Korean & Japanese
Number of DVD's: 1
Director
Ralph Bakshi
Stars
Christopher Guard
William Squire
Michael Scholes
John Hurt
Simon Chandler
Dominic Guard
Norman Bird
Michael Graham Cox
Anthony Daniels
David Buck
Peter Woodthorpe
Fraser Kerr
Phillip Stone
Michael Deacon
André Morell
Synopsis
Long ago, in the early years of the Second Age, the great Elven-smiths forged Rings of Power -- Nine for mortal Men, Seven for the Dwarf-lords, and three for the tall Elf-kings. But then, the Dark Lord Sauron learned the craft of ring-making and made the Master Ring -- The One Ring to rule them all. With the One Ring, Middle-earth is his and he cannot be overcome. As the last alliance of Men and Elves fell beneath his power, the ring fell into the hands of Prince Isildur of the mighty kings from across the sea. He did not destroy the ring, and because of this, the spirit of Sauron lived on and began to take shape and grow again. The Ring had a will of its own, and had a way of slipping from hand to hand, so that it might at last get back to its master. The Ring lay in the bottom of a lake for thousands of years. During those years, Sauron captured the nine Rings that were made for Men and turned their owners into the Ringwraiths: Terrible shadows under his great shadow who roamed the world searching for the One Ring. The Ring, meanwhile, was found by two friends. One of which, was so enticed by the Ring's power that he killed his friend to gain control of it. Sméagol possessed the Ring for years, until it was discovered (some might say stolen) by the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In a land called the Shire, Frodo inherits the Ring from his uncle, Bilbo. Now Frodo must take a journey across Middle-earth, and throw the Ring into the volcano, Mt. Doom, the only place it can be destroyed.