Film record

The Lord of the Rings

1978Animation132 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom · Spain
Languages
English
Genres
adventure film · fantasy film · sword and sorcery film

Credits

Cinematography

Timothy Galfas — Cinematography

Direction

Ralph Bakshi — Directing

Editing

Donald W. Ernst — Editing

Music

Leonard Rosenman — Music composition

Cast

Christopher Guard — Voice acting
William Squire — Voice acting
John Hurt — Voice acting
Simon Chandler — Voice acting
Dominic Guard — Voice acting
Michael Graham Cox — Voice acting
Anthony Daniels — Voice acting
David Buck — Voice acting
Peter Woodthorpe — Voice acting
Philip Stone — Voice acting
André Morell — Voice acting
Michael Scholes — Voice acting
Fraser Kerr — Voice acting
Annette Crosbie — Voice acting
Bernard Dhéran — Voice acting
Georges Poujouly — Voice acting
Pierre Arditi — Voice acting
Henri Poirier — Voice acting
Mel Smith — Voice acting
Felix Silla — Voice acting
Trey Wilson — Voice acting
Angelo Rossitto — Voice acting
Alan Tilvern — Voice acting
John Westbrook — Voice acting
Peter Risch — Voice acting

Production

Saul Zaentz — Production

Writing

Peter S. Beagle — Screenwriting
Chris Conkling — Screenwriting
J. R. R. Tolkien — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

InterCom

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
15 Nov 1978Checked 17 Sep 2026
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