THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

Year: 2001
USA: New Line Cinema
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Marton Csokas
Director: Peter Jackson
Countries: New Zealand / USA
USA & UK: 178 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images
UK Certificate: PG battle violence and fantasy horror may not be suitable for under 8s
USA Release Date: 19 December 2001
UK Release Date: 19 December 2001


Synopsis

Based on J R R Tolkien's master work THE LORD OF THE RIGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING an epic adventure unfolds - of good against evil, a story of the power of friendship and individual courage, and the heroic quest to pave the way for the emergence of mankind.

In a time before history, in a place called Middle-earth, a dark and powerful lord has brought together the forces of evil to destroy its cultures and enslave all life caught in his path. Lord Sauron's time has come and he needs only one small object - a Ring that has been lost for centuries - to snuff out the light of civilization and cover the world in darkness.

Though he has put all of his power into the search for it, fate has put it in the hands of a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. With the help of a loyal fellowship comprised of hobbits Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd); Gimli the dwarf (John Rhys-Davies); and humans Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Boromir (Sean Bean); and with the guidance of the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), and elves Arwen (Liv Tyler), Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) and Elrond (Hugo Weaving), Frodo must journey to the Mount of Doom to destroy the Ring. If he doesn't find a way, no one will.