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'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''''' is the first film of [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]''
'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''''' is the first film of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]


The film retells the adventures of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], taking its story from the first part, ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', and the first chapter of ''[[The Two Towers]].
The film retells the adventures of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], taking its story from the first part, ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', and the first chapter of ''[[The Two Towers]].
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===Scenes===
===Scenes===
# "[[Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All...]]" **
# [[Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All...]] **
# "[[Concerning Hobbits (scene)|Concerning Hobbits]]" *
# [[Concerning Hobbits (scene)|Concerning Hobbits]] *
# "[[The Shire (scene)|The Shire]]" **
# [[The Shire (scene)|The Shire]] **
# "[[Very Old Friends]]" **
# [[Very Old Friends]] **
# "[[A Long-expected Party (scene)|A Long-expected Party]]" **
# [[A Long-expected Party (scene)|A Long-expected Party]] **
# "[[Farewell Dear Bilbo]]"
# [[Farewell Dear Bilbo]]
# "[[Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe (scene)|Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe]]"
# [[Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe (scene)|Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe]]
# "[[The Account of Isildur]]"
# [[The Account of Isildur]]
# "[[At the Green Dragon]]" *
# [[At the Green Dragon]] *
# "[[The Shadow of the Past (scene)|The Shadow of the Past]]"
# [[The Shadow of the Past (scene)|The Shadow of the Past]]
# "[[The Passing of the Elves (scene)|The Passing of the Elves]]"
# [[The Passing of the Elves (scene)|The Passing of the Elves]] *
# "[[Saruman the White (scene)|Saruman the White]]"
# [[Saruman the White (scene)|Saruman the White]]
# "[[A Short Cut to Mushrooms (scene)|A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]"
# [[A Short Cut to Mushrooms (scene)|A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]
# "[[Bucklebury Ferry (scene)|Bucklebury Ferry]]"
# [[Bucklebury Ferry (scene)|Bucklebury Ferry]]
# "[[At the Sign of The Prancing Pony (scene)|At the Sign of The Prancing Pony]]"
# [[At the Sign of The Prancing Pony (scene)|At the Sign of The Prancing Pony]]
# "[[The Nazgûl (scene)|The Nazgûl]]"
# [[The Nazgûl (scene)|The Nazgûl]]
# "[[The Midgewater Marshes]]" *
# [[The Midgewater Marshes]] *
# "[[The Spoiling of Isengard]]"
# [[The Spoiling of Isengard]]
# "[[A Knife in the Dark (scene)|A Knife in the Dark]]"
# [[A Knife in the Dark (scene)|A Knife in the Dark]]
# "[[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|The Caverns of Isengard]]"
# [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|The Caverns of Isengard]]
# "[[Flight to the Ford (scene)|Flight to the Ford]]" **
# [[Flight to the Ford (scene)|Flight to the Ford]] **
# "[[Rivendell (scene)|Rivendell]]"
# [[Rivendell (scene)|Rivendell]]
# "[[Many Meetings (scene)|Many Meetings]]"
# [[Many Meetings (scene)|Many Meetings]]
# "[[The Fate of the Ring]]"
# [[The Fate of the Ring]]
# "[[The Sword that Was Broken]]" **
# [[The Sword that Was Broken]] **
# "[[The Evenstar]]"
# [[The Evenstar (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring scene)|The Evenstar]]
# "[[The Council of Elrond (scene)|The Council of Elrond]]" **
# [[The Council of Elrond (scene)|The Council of Elrond]] **
# "[[Gilraen's Memorial]]" *
# [[Gilraen's Memorial]] *
# "[[Bilbo's Gifts]]"
# [[Bilbo's Gifts]]
# "[[The Departure of The Fellowship]]" *
# [[The Departure of The Fellowship]] *
# "[[The Ring Goes South (scene)|The ring Goes South]]" **
# [[The Ring Goes South (scene)|The Ring Goes South]] **
# "[[The Pass of Caradhras]]" **
# [[The Pass of Caradhras]] **
# "[[Moria (scene)|Moria]]" **
# [[Moria (scene)|Moria]] **
# "[[A Journey in the Dark (scene)|A Journey in the Dark]]" **
# [[A Journey in the Dark (scene)|A Journey in the Dark]] **
# "[[Balin's Tomb (scene)|Balin's Tomb]]" **
# [[Balin's Tomb (scene)|Balin's Tomb]] **
# "[[The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (scene)|The Bridge of Khazad-dûm]]"
# [[The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (scene)|The Bridge of Khazad-dûm]]
# "[[Lothlórien (scene)|Lothlórien]]" **
# [[Lothlórien (scene)|Lothlórien]] **
# "[[Caras Galadhon (scene)|Caras Galadhon]]" **
# [[Caras Galadhon (scene)|Caras Galadhon]] **
# "[[The Mirror of Galadriel (scene)|The Mirror of Galadriel]]" **
# [[The Mirror of Galadriel (scene)|The Mirror of Galadriel]] **
# "[[The Fighting Uruk-hai]]"
# [[The Fighting Uruk-hai]]
# "[[Farewell to Lórien (scene)|Farewell to Lórien]]" **
# [[Farewell to Lórien (scene)|Farewell to Lórien]] **
# "[[The Great River (scene)|The Great River]]" **
# [[The Great River (scene)|The Great River]] **
# "[[Parth Galen (scene)|Parth Galen]]"
# [[Parth Galen (scene)|Parth Galen]]
# "[[The Breaking of the Fellowship (scene)|The Breaking of the Fellowship]]" **
# [[The Breaking of the Fellowship (scene)|The Breaking of the Fellowship]] **
# "[[The Departure of Boromir (scene)|The Departure of Boromir]]"
# [[The Departure of Boromir (scene)|The Departure of Boromir]]
# "[[The Road Goes Ever On... (scene)|The Road Goes Ever On...]]"
# [[The Road Goes Ever On... (scene)|The Road Goes Ever On...]]
# Credits
# Credits
# Official Fan Club Credits
# Official Fan Club Credits *


<nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes a scene only available in the Extended Edition cut of the film.<br />
<nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes a scene only available in the Extended Edition cut of the film.<br />
<nowiki>**</nowiki> denotes a scene which includes extended content only available in the Extended Edition cut of the film.
<nowiki>**</nowiki> denotes a scene which includes extended content only available in the Extended Edition cut of the film.
==Cast==
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Actor !! Role
! Actor !! Role
|-
|-
| [[Gino Acevedo]] || Dwarf
| [[Gino Acevedo]] || [[Sindri]]
|-
|-
| [[Noel Appleby]] || [[Everard Proudfoot]]
| [[Noel Appleby]] || [[Everard Proudfoot]]
|-
|-
| [[Matt Appleton]] || Elf
| Matt Appleton || [[Saelbeth]]
|-
|-
| [[Sean Astin]] || [[Samwise Gamgee]]
| [[Sean Astin]] || [[Samwise Gamgee]]
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| [[Sean Bean]] || [[Boromir]]
| [[Sean Bean]] || [[Boromir]]
|-
|-
| [[Victoria Beynon-Cole]] || Extra
| [[Victoria Beynon-Cole]] || Orc
|-
|-
| [[Jarl Benzon]] || Elf
| [[Jarl Benzon]] || Last Alliance Elf
|-
|-
| [[Jørn Benzon]] || Elf
| [[Jørn Benzon]] || Lothlórien Elf
|-
|-
| [[Cate Blanchett]] || [[Galadriel]]  
| [[Cate Blanchett]] || [[Galadriel]]  
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| [[Billy Boyd]] || [[Peregrin Took]]
| [[Billy Boyd]] || [[Peregrin Took]]
|-
|-
| [[Phillipa Boyens]] || [[Nazgûl|Screaming Ringwraight]] (voice)
| [[Fran Walsh]] || [[Nazgûl|Screaming Ringwraith]] (voice)
|-
|-
| [[Jed Brophy]] || Extra
| [[Jed Brophy]] || Ringwraith <br> Orc commander
|-
|-
| [[Paul Bryson]] || Extra
| Riley Brophy || Cute Hobbit child
|-
|-
| [[Ben Britton]] || Extra
| Paul Bryson || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Nathan Clark]] || Extra
| Ben Britton || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Rachel Clentworth]] || Extra
| Nathan Clark || Galdor
|-
| Rachel Clentworth || Goblin
|-
|-
| [[Peter Corrigan]] || [[Otho Sackville-Baggins]]
| [[Peter Corrigan]] || [[Otho Sackville-Baggins]]
|-
|-
| [[Sabine Crossen]] || Elf
| Sabine Crossen || Rivendell Elf
|-
|-
| [[Marton Csokas]] || [[Celeborn]]
| [[Marton Csokas]] || [[Celeborn]]
|-
|-
| [[Augie Davis]] || Extra
| Augie Davis || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Mana Hira Davis]] || Extra
| [[Mana Hira Davis]] || Extra
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| [[Ross Duncan]] || Extra
| [[Ross Duncan]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Lori Dungey]] || [[Mrs. Bracegirdle]]
| [[Lori Dungey]] || [[Mrs Bracegirdle]]
|-
|-
| [[Megan Edwards]] || [[Mrs. Proudfoot]]
| [[Megan Edwards]] || [[Mrs Proudfoot]]
|-
|-
| [[Michael Elsworth]] || [[Cirdan]], Gondorian Archivist
| [[Michael Elsworth]] || [[Círdan]], Gondorian archivist
|-
|-
| [[Mark Ferguson]] || [[Gil-galad]]
| [[Mark Ferguson]] || [[Gil-galad]]
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| [[Jason Fitch]] || Extra
| [[Jason Fitch]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Rebecca Fitzgerald]] || Extra
| [[Rebecca Fitzgerald]] || Prancing Pony patron
|-
|-
| [[Norman Forsey]] || [[Hamfast Gamgee]]
| [[Norman Forsey]] || [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] ([[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)|Extended Edition]] only)
|-
|-
| [[Xander Forterie]] || Dwarf
| [[Xander Forterie]] || [[Úri]]
|-
|-
| [[Ben Fransham]] || Extra
| [[Ben Fransham]] || Extra
|-
| [[Mark Fry]] || Prancing Pony patron
|-
|-
| [[Philip Grieve]] || Extra
| [[Philip Grieve]] || Extra
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| [[Jonathan Harding]] || Extra
| [[Jonathan Harding]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Lee Hartley]] || Extra
| [[Lee Hartley]] || Orc
|-
|-
| [[Taea Hartwell]] || Cute Hobbit Child
| [[Taea Hartwell]] || Cute Hobbit child
|-
|-
| [[Ian Holm]] || [[Bilbo Baggins]]
| [[Ian Holm]] || [[Bilbo Baggins]]
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| [[Geoffrey Hughes]] || Hobbit
| [[Geoffrey Hughes]] || Hobbit
|-
|-
| [[Billy Jackson]] || Cute Hobbit Child
| [[Billy Jackson]] || Cute Hobbit child
|-
|-
| [[Jill Jackson]] || Hobbit
| [[Jill Jackson]] || Party Hobbit
|-
|-
| [[Katie Jackson]] || Cute Hobbit Child
| [[Katie Jackson]] || Cute Hobbit child
|-
|-
| [[Lani Jackson]] || Extra
| [[Lani Jackson]] || Extra
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| [[Gareth Jensen]] || Extra
| [[Gareth Jensen]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[William Johnson]] || [[Old Noakes]]
| [[William Johnson]] || [[Old Noakes]] (Extended Edition only)
|-
|-
| [[Jonathan Jordan]] || Extra
| [[Jonathan Jordan]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Sam Kelly]] || Extra
| [[Sam Kelly]] || [[Silinde]]
|-
|-
| [[Lance Fabian Kemp]] || Extra
| [[Lance Fabian Kemp]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Micha Kemp]] || [Extra
| [[Micha Kemp]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Sandro Kopp]] || Extra
| [[Sandro Kopp]] || Extra
|-
| [[Semi Kuresa]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Semi Kuresa]] || Extra
| [[Semi Kuresa]] || Extra
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| [[Lawrence Makoare]] || [[Lurtz]]
| [[Lawrence Makoare]] || [[Lurtz]]
|-
|-
| [[Jono Manks]] || [[Nazgûl|Ringwraith]], Extra
| [[Jono Manks]] || Ringwraith<br>Extra
|-
|-
| [[Rich Mayberry]] || Dwarf
| [[Rich Mayberry]] || Dwarf
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| [[Thomas McGinty]] || Extra
| [[Thomas McGinty]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Brent McIntyre]] || [[Witch-king]]
| [[Brent McIntyre]] || [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]]
|-
|-
| [[Ian McKellen]] || [[Gandalf]]
| [[Ian McKellen]] || [[Gandalf]]
|-
|-
| [[Bret McKenzie]] || [[Figwit]]
| [[Bret McKenzie]] || "[[Figwit]]"
|-
|-
| [[Peter McKenzie]] || [[Elendil]]
| [[Peter McKenzie]] || [[Elendil]]
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| [[Blair Morton]] || Extra
| [[Blair Morton]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Ian Mune]] || [[Bounder]]
| [[Ian Mune]] || Bounder
|-
|-
| [[Kate O'Rourke]] || Extra
| [[Kate O'Rourke]] || Extra
|-
|-
| [[Craig Parker]] || [[Haldir (Elf of Lórien)|Haldir]]
| [[Craig Parker]] || [[Haldir]]
|-
|-
| [[Ben Price]] || Extra
| [[Ben Price]] || Extra
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|-
|-
| [[John Rhys-Davies]] || [[Gimli]]
| [[John Rhys-Davies]] || [[Gimli]]
|-
| [[Grant Roa]] || Uruk-hai
|-
| [[Thomas Robins]] || Hand of [[Gollum]]
|-
|-
| [[Andrea Russell]] || Extra
| [[Andrea Russell]] || Extra
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| [[Martyn Sanderson]] || [[Harry Goatleaf]]
| [[Martyn Sanderson]] || [[Harry Goatleaf]]
|-
|-
| [[Jason Secto]] || Extra
| [[Jason Secto]] || Last Alliance Elf<br>Lothlórien Elf
|-
|-
| [[Brian Sergent]] || [[Ted Sandyman]]
| [[Brian Sergent]] || [[Ted Sandyman]] (Extended Edition only)
|-
|-
| [[Paul Shapcott]] || [[Nazgûl|Ringwraith]]
| [[Paul Shapcott]] || Ringwraith
|-
|-
| [[Harry Sinclair]] || [[Isildur]]
| [[Harry Sinclair]] || [[Isildur]]
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| [[Liv Tyler]] || [[Arwen]]  
| [[Liv Tyler]] || [[Arwen]]  
|-
|-
| [[Clinton Ulyatt]] || Uruk-Hai, Extra
| [[Clinton Ulyatt]] || Uruk-hai<br>Extra
|-
|-
| [[Piripi Waretini]] || Extra
| [[Piripi Waretini]] || Extra
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| [[David Weatherley]] || [[Barliman Butterbur]]
| [[David Weatherley]] || [[Barliman Butterbur]]
|-
|-
| [[Hugo Weaving]] || [[Elrond]]
| [[Hugo Weaving]] || [[Elrond]]<br>[[Isildur]] (voice)
|-
|-
| [[Nikki Webster]] || Elf
| [[Nikki Webster]] || Elf
|-
|-
| [[Tim Wong]] || Uruk-Hai, Extra
| [[Tim Wong]] || Uruk-hai<br>Extra
|-
|-
| [[Elijah Wood]] || [[Frodo Baggins]]
| [[Elijah Wood]] || [[Frodo Baggins]]
|}
|}


==Special effects==
==Special effects==
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==Deviations from the source material==
==Deviations from the source material==
===Narrative differences===
Jackson, Walsh and Boyens made numerous changes to the story, for purposes of pacing and character development. Jackson said his main desire was to make a film focused primarily on Frodo and the Ring, the "backbone" of the story.  The prologue condenses Tolkien's backstory, in which The Last Alliance's seven-year siege of the [[Barad-dûr]] is a single battle, where [[Sauron]] is shown to explode, though Tolkien only said his spirit flees.
Events at the beginning of the film are condensed or omitted altogether. In the book the time between Gandalf leaving the Ring to Frodo and returning to reveal its inscription, which is 17 years, is compressed for timing reasons.  Frodo also spends a few months preparing to move to Buckland, on the eastern border of the shire. This move is omitted and combined with him setting out for Bree. Also compressed is the time between Frodo and Sam leaving Bag End and their meeting Merry and Pippin. Characters such as [[Tom Bombadil]] are left out to simplify the plot and increase the threat of the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]]. Such sequences are left out to make time to introduce Saruman, who in the book doesn't appear until Gandalf's account at the Council of Elrond. Saruman's role is enhanced: he is to blame for the blizzard on Caradhras, a role taken from Sauron and/or Caradhras itself in the book. Gandalf's capture by Saruman is also expanded with a fight sequence.
The role of [[Barliman Butterbur]] at [[the Prancing Pony]] is largely removed for time and dramatic flow.
The events at [[Weathertop]] were also altered. The location of the fight against the Ringwraiths was changed to the ruins on top of the hill rather than a campsite at its base. When Frodo was stabbed in the book, the party spent two weeks travelling to Rivendell, but in the film this is shortened to less than a week, with Frodo's condition worsening at a commensurately greater rate. [[Arwen]] was given a greater role in the film, accompanying Frodo all the way to [[Rivendell]], while in the book Frodo faced the Ringwraiths alone at the [[Ford of Bruinen]]. The character of [[Glorfindel]] was omitted entirely and his scenes were also given to Arwen. She was tacitly credited with the river rising against the Ringwraiths, which was the work of her father [[Elrond]] with aid from [[Gandalf]] in the book.
A significant new addition is [[Aragorn]]'s self-doubt, which causes him to hesitate to claim the kingship of Gondor. This element is not present in the book, where Aragorn intends to claim the throne at an appropriate time. In the book Narsil is reforged immediately when he joins the Fellowship, but this event is held over until ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'' in film to symbolically coincide with his acceptance of his title. These elements were added because Peter Jackson believed that each character should be forced to grow or change over the course of the story.
Elrond's character gained an adversarial edge; he expresses doubts in the strength of Men to resist Sauron's evil after Isildur's failure to destroy the ring as depicted in the prologue. Jackson also shortens the Council of Elrond by spreading its exposition into earlier parts of the film. Elrond's counsellor, [[Erestor]] — who suggested the Ring be given to Tom Bombadil — was completely absent from this scene. Gimli's father, [[Glóin]], was also deemed unnecessary.
The tone of the Moria sequence was altered. Although in the book the Fellowship only realises the Dwarves are all dead once they reach [[Balin]]'s tomb, the filmmakers chose to use foreshadowing devices instead. Gandalf says to Gimli he would prefer not to enter Moria, and Saruman is shown to be aware of Gandalf's reticence, and also reveals an illustration of the Balrog in one of his books. The corpses of the dwarves are instantly shown as the Fellowship enter Moria.
In terms of dramatic structure, the book simply ends; there is no climax, because Tolkien wrote the "trilogy" as a single story published in three volumes. Jackson's version incorporates the first chapter of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]'' and makes its events, told in real time instead of flashback, simultaneous with the Breaking of the Fellowship. This finale is played as a climactic battle, into which he introduces the Uruk-hai referred to as Lurtz in the script. In the book, Boromir is unable to tell Aragorn which hobbits were kidnapped by the orcs before he dies. From there, Aragorn deduces Frodo's intentions when he notices that a boat is missing and Sam's pack is gone. In the film, Aragorn and Frodo have a scene together in which Frodo's intentions are explicitly stated.
=== Linguistic elements ===
=== Linguistic elements ===
Some fans also felt that movie producers missed the linguistic basis of the work (as Tolkien invented the world to bring his languages alive and not the other way around):  
Some fans also felt that movie producers missed the linguistic basis of the work (as Tolkien invented the world to bring his languages alive and not the other way around):  
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==Score==
==Score==
* [[The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
* [[The Fellowship of the Ring: The Complete Recordings]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings]]


==Awards==
==Awards==
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===See also===
===See also===
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition]]
* [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (extended edition)]]
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The name The Fellowship of the Ring refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see The Fellowship of the Ring (disambiguation).


The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first film of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (film series)

The film retells the adventures of the Fellowship of the Ring, taking its story from the first part, The Fellowship of the Ring, and the first chapter of The Two Towers.

It was produced as the first of three films, filmed simultaneously on location in New Zealand with a budget of U.S. $180 million, the most in moviemaking history, with principal photography taking 14 months and postproduction continuing long after that.

Synopsis

Sauron, the dark lord, has awakened and threatens to conquer Middle-earth. To stop this ancient evil once and for all, Frodo Baggins must destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. Men, Hobbits, a Wizard, an Elf and a Dwarf form a fellowship to help him on his quest.

Scenes

  1. Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All... **
  2. Concerning Hobbits *
  3. The Shire **
  4. Very Old Friends **
  5. A Long-expected Party **
  6. Farewell Dear Bilbo
  7. Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe
  8. The Account of Isildur
  9. At the Green Dragon *
  10. The Shadow of the Past
  11. The Passing of the Elves *
  12. Saruman the White
  13. A Short Cut to Mushrooms
  14. Bucklebury Ferry
  15. At the Sign of The Prancing Pony
  16. The Nazgûl
  17. The Midgewater Marshes *
  18. The Spoiling of Isengard
  19. A Knife in the Dark
  20. The Caverns of Isengard
  21. Flight to the Ford **
  22. Rivendell
  23. Many Meetings
  24. The Fate of the Ring
  25. The Sword that Was Broken **
  26. The Evenstar
  27. The Council of Elrond **
  28. Gilraen's Memorial *
  29. Bilbo's Gifts
  30. The Departure of The Fellowship *
  31. The Ring Goes South **
  32. The Pass of Caradhras **
  33. Moria **
  34. A Journey in the Dark **
  35. Balin's Tomb **
  36. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
  37. Lothlórien **
  38. Caras Galadhon **
  39. The Mirror of Galadriel **
  40. The Fighting Uruk-hai
  41. Farewell to Lórien **
  42. The Great River **
  43. Parth Galen
  44. The Breaking of the Fellowship **
  45. The Departure of Boromir
  46. The Road Goes Ever On...
  47. Credits
  48. Official Fan Club Credits *

* denotes a scene only available in the Extended Edition cut of the film.
** denotes a scene which includes extended content only available in the Extended Edition cut of the film.

Cast

Actor Role
Gino Acevedo Sindri
Noel Appleby Everard Proudfoot
Matt Appleton Saelbeth
Sean Astin Samwise Gamgee
Sala Baker Sauron
Timothy Bartlett Hobbit
Sean Bean Boromir
Victoria Beynon-Cole Orc
Jarl Benzon Last Alliance Elf
Jørn Benzon Lothlórien Elf
Cate Blanchett Galadriel
Orlando Bloom Legolas
Billy Boyd Peregrin Took
Fran Walsh Screaming Ringwraith (voice)
Jed Brophy Ringwraith
Orc commander
Riley Brophy Cute Hobbit child
Paul Bryson Extra
Ben Britton Extra
Nathan Clark Galdor
Rachel Clentworth Goblin
Peter Corrigan Otho Sackville-Baggins
Sabine Crossen Rivendell Elf
Marton Csokas Celeborn
Augie Davis Extra
Mana Hira Davis Extra
Ross Duncan Extra
Lori Dungey Mrs Bracegirdle
Megan Edwards Mrs Proudfoot
Michael Elsworth Círdan, Gondorian archivist
Mark Ferguson Gil-galad
Jason Fitch Extra
Rebecca Fitzgerald Prancing Pony patron
Norman Forsey Hamfast Gamgee (Extended Edition only)
Xander Forterie Úri
Ben Fransham Extra
Mark Fry Prancing Pony patron
Philip Grieve Extra
Andy Gunn Extra
Jonathan Harding Extra
Lee Hartley Orc
Taea Hartwell Cute Hobbit child
Ian Holm Bilbo Baggins
Mike Hopkins Farmer Maggot (voice)
Alan Howard The Ring (voice)
Geoffrey Hughes Hobbit
Billy Jackson Cute Hobbit child
Jill Jackson Party Hobbit
Katie Jackson Cute Hobbit child
Lani Jackson Extra
Peter Jackson Albert Dreary
Gareth Jensen Extra
William Johnson Old Noakes (Extended Edition only)
Jonathan Jordan Extra
Sam Kelly Silinde
Lance Fabian Kemp Extra
Micha Kemp Extra
Sandro Kopp Extra
Semi Kuresa Extra
Sam La Hood Extra
Greg Lane Extra
Alan Lee King of Men
Christopher Lee Saruman
Lawrence Makoare Lurtz
Jono Manks Ringwraith
Extra
Rich Mayberry Dwarf
Ax McClennan Extra
Thomas McGinty Extra
Brent McIntyre Witch-king of Angmar
Ian McKellen Gandalf
Bret McKenzie "Figwit"
Peter McKenzie Elendil
Sarah McLeod Rosie Cotton
Dominic Monaghan Meriadoc Brandybuck
Elizabeth Moody Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Viggo Mortensen Aragorn
Blair Morton Extra
Ian Mune Bounder
Kate O'Rourke Extra
Craig Parker Haldir
Ben Price Extra
Shane Rangi Extra
Cameron Rhodes Farmer Maggot
John Rhys-Davies Gimli
Grant Roa Uruk-hai
Thomas Robins Hand of Gollum
Andrea Russell Extra
Martyn Sanderson Harry Goatleaf
Jason Secto Last Alliance Elf
Lothlórien Elf
Brian Sergent Ted Sandyman (Extended Edition only)
Paul Shapcott Ringwraith
Harry Sinclair Isildur
Pete Smith Extra
Chris Streeter Extra
Liv Tyler Arwen
Clinton Ulyatt Uruk-hai
Extra
Piripi Waretini Extra
David Weatherley Barliman Butterbur
Hugo Weaving Elrond
Isildur (voice)
Nikki Webster Elf
Tim Wong Uruk-hai
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Elijah Wood Frodo Baggins

Special effects

The Fellowship of the Ring makes extensive use of digital, practical and makeup special effects throughout. One noticeable effect that appears in almost every scene involves setting a proper scale so that the characters are all the proper height. Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo, is 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall in real life; but the character of Frodo Baggins is barely four feet tall. Many different tricks were used to cast the hobbits (and Gimli the Dwarf) as diminutive. Large and small stunt doubles were used in certain scenes, while entire duplicates of certain sets (especially Bag End in Hobbiton) were built at two different scales, so that the characters would appear to be the appropriate size. At one point in the film Frodo runs along a corridor in Bag End, followed by Gandalf. Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen were filmed in separate versions of the same corridor, built at two different scales, and a fast camera pan conceals the edit between the two. Forced perspective was also employed, so that it would look as though the short hobbits were interacting with taller Men and Elves. Surprising the makers of the film, kneeling was used to great effect.

For the battle between the Last Alliance and the forces of Sauron that begins the film, an elaborate CGI animation system, called Massive, was developed that would allow thousands of individual animated "characters" in the program to act differently. This helped give the illusion of realism to the battle sequences.

Filming locations

A list of filming locations, sorted by appearance order in the movie:

Fictional
Location
Specific Location
in New Zealand
General Area
in New Zealand
Hobbiton Matamata Waikato
Gardens of Isengard Harcourt Park Upper Hutt
The Shire woods Otaki Gorge Road  
Bucklebury Ferry Keeling Farm Manukau
Forest near Bree Takaka Hill Nelson
Trollshaws Waitarere Forest  
Ford of Bruinen Arrowtown Recreational Reserve Queenstown
Rivendell Kaitoke Regional Park Upper Hutt
Eregion Mount Olympus Nelson
Dimrill Dale Lake Alta The Remarkables
Dimrill Dale Mount Owen Nelson
Lothlórien Lake Wakatipu Queenstown
River Anduin Rangitikei River  
River Anduin Poet's Corner Upper Hutt
Parth Galen Paradise Glenorchy
Amon Hen Mavora Lakes Milford Sound

Deviations from the source material

Narrative differences

Jackson, Walsh and Boyens made numerous changes to the story, for purposes of pacing and character development. Jackson said his main desire was to make a film focused primarily on Frodo and the Ring, the "backbone" of the story. The prologue condenses Tolkien's backstory, in which The Last Alliance's seven-year siege of the Barad-dûr is a single battle, where Sauron is shown to explode, though Tolkien only said his spirit flees.

Events at the beginning of the film are condensed or omitted altogether. In the book the time between Gandalf leaving the Ring to Frodo and returning to reveal its inscription, which is 17 years, is compressed for timing reasons. Frodo also spends a few months preparing to move to Buckland, on the eastern border of the shire. This move is omitted and combined with him setting out for Bree. Also compressed is the time between Frodo and Sam leaving Bag End and their meeting Merry and Pippin. Characters such as Tom Bombadil are left out to simplify the plot and increase the threat of the Ringwraiths. Such sequences are left out to make time to introduce Saruman, who in the book doesn't appear until Gandalf's account at the Council of Elrond. Saruman's role is enhanced: he is to blame for the blizzard on Caradhras, a role taken from Sauron and/or Caradhras itself in the book. Gandalf's capture by Saruman is also expanded with a fight sequence.

The role of Barliman Butterbur at the Prancing Pony is largely removed for time and dramatic flow.

The events at Weathertop were also altered. The location of the fight against the Ringwraiths was changed to the ruins on top of the hill rather than a campsite at its base. When Frodo was stabbed in the book, the party spent two weeks travelling to Rivendell, but in the film this is shortened to less than a week, with Frodo's condition worsening at a commensurately greater rate. Arwen was given a greater role in the film, accompanying Frodo all the way to Rivendell, while in the book Frodo faced the Ringwraiths alone at the Ford of Bruinen. The character of Glorfindel was omitted entirely and his scenes were also given to Arwen. She was tacitly credited with the river rising against the Ringwraiths, which was the work of her father Elrond with aid from Gandalf in the book.

A significant new addition is Aragorn's self-doubt, which causes him to hesitate to claim the kingship of Gondor. This element is not present in the book, where Aragorn intends to claim the throne at an appropriate time. In the book Narsil is reforged immediately when he joins the Fellowship, but this event is held over until The Return of the King in film to symbolically coincide with his acceptance of his title. These elements were added because Peter Jackson believed that each character should be forced to grow or change over the course of the story.

Elrond's character gained an adversarial edge; he expresses doubts in the strength of Men to resist Sauron's evil after Isildur's failure to destroy the ring as depicted in the prologue. Jackson also shortens the Council of Elrond by spreading its exposition into earlier parts of the film. Elrond's counsellor, Erestor — who suggested the Ring be given to Tom Bombadil — was completely absent from this scene. Gimli's father, Glóin, was also deemed unnecessary.

The tone of the Moria sequence was altered. Although in the book the Fellowship only realises the Dwarves are all dead once they reach Balin's tomb, the filmmakers chose to use foreshadowing devices instead. Gandalf says to Gimli he would prefer not to enter Moria, and Saruman is shown to be aware of Gandalf's reticence, and also reveals an illustration of the Balrog in one of his books. The corpses of the dwarves are instantly shown as the Fellowship enter Moria.

In terms of dramatic structure, the book simply ends; there is no climax, because Tolkien wrote the "trilogy" as a single story published in three volumes. Jackson's version incorporates the first chapter of The Two Towers and makes its events, told in real time instead of flashback, simultaneous with the Breaking of the Fellowship. This finale is played as a climactic battle, into which he introduces the Uruk-hai referred to as Lurtz in the script. In the book, Boromir is unable to tell Aragorn which hobbits were kidnapped by the orcs before he dies. From there, Aragorn deduces Frodo's intentions when he notices that a boat is missing and Sam's pack is gone. In the film, Aragorn and Frodo have a scene together in which Frodo's intentions are explicitly stated.

Linguistic elements

Some fans also felt that movie producers missed the linguistic basis of the work (as Tolkien invented the world to bring his languages alive and not the other way around):

In particular, Namárië, Galadriel's lament in Lothlórien that begins "Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen", did not appear in the film, although Tolkien considered it one of the highest points of The Fellowship of the Ring. A few lines of the poem do, however, make it into the soundtrack at the departure from Lothórien. Other samples of Elvish language from the books are treated similiarly. However, Elvish (most often Sindarin) is spoken extensively in the film, with and without subtitles. The Elvish lines were, for the most part, devised specifically for the film version, sometimes based on English text written by Tolkien.

The movie features numerous books and artifacts with Tengwar inscriptions. Even though they were researched for accuracy, they still show a couple of peculiarities and inconsistencies not found in Tolkien's own Tengwar samples.

Another idiosyncrasy of the films is that Hobbit writing is shown in the Latin alphabet, while the books state that the Hobbits used the Tengwar. However, the Latin calligraphy is written in such a way that it bears resemblance to the Tengwar, including tehtar above their corresponding vowels. This refers visually to the Tengwar while allowing the audience to immediately recognise the text.

Score

Awards

In 2002 the movie won four Academy Awards out of thirteen nominations. The winning categories were for Best Cinematography, Best Effects, Visual Effects, Best Makeup and Best Music, Original Score. The other nominated categories were Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ian McKellen), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music, Song (Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan for "May It Be"), Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.

After the close of its theatre run, it ranked in the top ten highest grossing movies worldwide, with takings of $860,700,000 USA dollars from world-wide theatrical box office receipts (movie ticket sales). (Source: IMDB Top Movies Chart).

The movie has also been released on videotape and DVD, with some editions having additional footage and commentary not included in the theatrical release edition. Notable among the restored scenes is additional footage of a smiling Galadriel bestowing gifts on the members of the fellowship. In the theatrical version, she appeared dark and brooding. On Tuesday, November 12, 2002, Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released, containing 208 minutes (3 hours, 28 minutes) of footage.

The extended editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and the second movie, The Two Towers had limited theatrical runs in selected cities worldwide in late 2003, during the run-up to the release of the final film, The Return of the King.

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