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'''Quest for the Ring''' was a TV special which aired in [[2001]] to promote [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]].
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| released=[[November 29]], [[2001]]
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'''Quest for the Ring''' was a [[wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] TV special, aired on [[November 29]], [[2001]] in anticipation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''.
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==Synopsis==
The 21-minute documentary chronicles the production of the films, as well as introducing its viewers to [[Middle-earth]]. It features interviews with cast members, as well as footage from ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''. Several clips that did not make it into the movie nor the extended edition, such as the [[Orcs]] entering [[Lothlórien]], are shown as well.


===Interviewees===
* [[Sean Astin]]
* [[Sean Bean]]
* [[Cate Blanchett]]
* [[Orlando Bloom]]
* [[Billy Boyd]]
* [[Peter Jackson]]
* [[Christopher Lee]]
* [[Ian McKellen]]
* [[Dominic Monaghan]]
* [[Viggo Mortensen]]
* [[Barrie M. Osborne]]
* [[John Rhys-Davies]]
* [[Liv Tyler]]
* [[Elijah Wood]]
==Errata==
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is referred to as a "Professor of Ancient Languages and Mythology"; he only ever was professor of English language and professor of English literature.
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299105/ IMDB Profile]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299105/ Quest for the Ring] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDb]


[[Category:Documentaries]]
[[Category:Documentaries]]

Revision as of 14:14, 21 June 2009

Quest for the Ring was a Fox TV special, aired on November 29, 2001 in anticipation of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Synopsis

The 21-minute documentary chronicles the production of the films, as well as introducing its viewers to Middle-earth. It features interviews with cast members, as well as footage from The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Several clips that did not make it into the movie nor the extended edition, such as the Orcs entering Lothlórien, are shown as well.

Interviewees

Errata

  • J.R.R. Tolkien is referred to as a "Professor of Ancient Languages and Mythology"; he only ever was professor of English language and professor of English literature.

External links