The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)

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Cover of the Extended Edition
Preceded by:
The Two Towers Extended Edition
The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition
The Return of the King
Followed by:
An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition) is an extended version of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It has 50 minutes of additional footage added back into the film (bringing its total running time up to 250 minutes), as well as multiple documentaries about the making of the film as supplements.

Special Extended Edition: Part One (disc 1)[edit | edit source]

The first disc contains the extended version of the film with the following audio commentaries:

New Scenes[edit | edit source]

  • 4. The Voice of Saruman
  • 12. The Decline of Gondor
  • 22. The Wizard's Pupil
  • 25. Peregrin of the Tower Guard

Extended Scenes[edit | edit source]

  • 1. The Finding of the Ring
  • 3. The Road to Isengard
  • 5. Return to Edoras
  • 8. The Palantír
  • 11. Minas Tirith
  • 14. "The Deep Breath Before the Plunge"
  • 18. Osgiliath Invaded
  • 20. Théoden's Decision
  • 21. The Fall of Osgiliath
  • 29. Marshalling at Dunharrow
  • 31. Aragorn Takes the Paths of the Dead
  • 33. Dwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain
  • 35. The Paths of the Dead
  • 36. The Siege of Gondor

Special Extended Edition: Part Two (disc 2)[edit | edit source]

This disc is a continuation of the first disc.

New Scenes[edit | edit source]

  • 37. The Corsairs of Umbar
  • 39. Merry's Simple Courage
  • 41. The Tomb of the Stewards
  • 45. The Witch King's Hour
  • 56. The Houses of Healing
  • 60. Aragorn Masters the Palantír
  • 61. The Captain and the White Lady
  • 62. In the Company of Orcs
  • 64. The Mouth of Sauron
  • 78. Fan Club Credits

Extended Scenes[edit | edit source]

  • 41. The Tomb of the Stewards
  • 47. The Pyre of Denethor
  • 48. The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
  • 53. Victory at Minas Tirith
  • 57. Pippin Looks After Merry
  • 58. The Tower of Cirith Ungol
  • 59. The Last Debate
  • 63. The Land of Shadow
  • 68. Mount Doom

The Appendices: Part Five - The War of the Ring (disc 3)[edit | edit source]

  • Introduction from Peter Jackson
  • "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-Earth" Documentary
  • "From Book To Script - Forging The Final Chapter" Documentary
  • Abandoned Concept: Aragorn battles Sauron
  • "Designing Middle-Earth" Documentary
  • "Big-atures" Documentary
  • "Weta Workshop" Documentary
  • "Costume Design" Documentary
  • "The Peoples of Middle-Earth" galleries with audio
  • "The Realms Of Middle-Earth" galleries with audio
  • "Miniatures" galleries with audio
  • "Home Of The Horse Lords" Documentary
  • "Middle-Earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
  • "New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map with on-location footage

The Appendices: Part Six - The Passing of an Age (disc 4)[edit | edit source]

  • Introduction from Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan
  • "Cameras In Middle-Earth" Documentary
  • Production photos: a gallery of 69 images
  • "Weta Digital" Documentary
  • "The Mumâkil Battle" interactive feature
  • "Editorial: Completing The Trilogy" Documentary
  • "Music For Middle-Earth" Documentary
  • "The Soundscapes Of Middle-Earth" Documentary
  • "The End Of All Things" Documentary
  • "The Passing Of An Age" Documentary
  • "Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration For Into the West" Documentary
  • "DFK6498" short film
  • "Strike Zone" short film

See also[edit | edit source]

The Lord of the Rings film series
Source material: The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings
Films The Fellowship of the Ring (extended editionThe Two Towers (extended edition) · The Return of the King (extended edition)
Music The Fellowship of the Ring (The Complete Recordings) · The Two Towers (The Complete Recordings) · The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings) · "May It Be" · "Gollum's Song" · "Into the West"
Tie-in books Official Movie Guide · The Making of the Movie Trilogy · Complete Visual Companion · Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic · There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale · Weapons and Warfare · The Art of The Lord of the Rings · Sketchbook
The Fellowship of the Ring Visual Companion · The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers Visual Companion · Photo Guide · The Art of The Two Towers
The Return of the King Visual Companion · The Art of The Return of the King
Video games The Two Towers · The Return of the King · The Third Age · Tactics · Conquest · Aragorn's Quest · Lego The Lord of the Rings
Characters Frodo · Bilbo · Gandalf · Sam · Merry · Pippin · Gandalf · Aragorn · Boromir · Legolas · Gimli · Elrond · Galadriel · Théoden · Éomer · Éowyn · Saruman · Sauron · Witch-king · Denethor · Faramir · Gollum · Gríma · Treebeard · Celeborn · Haldir · Lurtz · Sharku · Grishnákh