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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) [PG-13]

Featuring:
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen

Written by:
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens

Directed by:
Peter Jackson


Release Date:
December 18, 2002

Original Title:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Alternate Titles:
Chúa Tể Của Những Chiếc Nhẫn 2: Hai Tòa Tháp
Der Herr der Ringe - Die zwei Tuerme
El señor de los anillos 2: Las dos torres
El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres
Gredzenu pavēlnieks: Divi torņi
LOTR2 - The Two Towers
Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Les Deux Tours
Le Seigneur des anneaux Les Deux Tours - version Longue
The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings II: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
Yüzüklerin Efendisi: İki Kule
Üzüklərin Hökmdarı:İki Qala
Господар на прстените: Двете кули
Մատանիների Տիրակալը 2
ศึกหอคอยคู่กู้พิภพ
ロード・オブ・ザ・リング／二つの塔
ロード・オブ・ザ・リング／二つの塔：2002
魔戒2 雙城奇謀
魔戒二部曲：雙城奇謀

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Production Companies:
New Line Cinema
The Saul Zaentz Company
WingNut Films

Production Countries:
New Zealand | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  AU: M  BE: 12  BR: 12  CH: 16  CZ: 12+  DE: 12|16  DK: 11  ES: 12  FI: K-12  FR: TP  GB: 12A  GR: Κ  HU: 12  IE: 12  IT: T  KR: 12  MX: B  NL: 12  NO: 12  NZ: M  PL: 16  PT: M/12  RO: 18  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 179

The fellowship is broken. The power of darkness grows...

Overview from TheMovieDB

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

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Overview from Open Movies

The continuing quest of Frodo and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn, the Elf archer Legolas, and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden has fallen under Saruman's deadly spell.

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Rankings and Honors

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 8.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes 95%
Metacritic 87/100
Awards Won: Won 2 Oscars. 132 wins & 138 nominations total

American Film Institute (AFI)
2005
#85 		100 Years: 100 MOVIE QUOTES
100 Greatest Movie Quotes Of All Time
“My precious.”

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Production

3D Supervisor:
Guy Williams

Additional Editor:
Jabez Olssen

Additional Music:
James Rhodes

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gary Summers

Animation:
Shane Prigmore

Animation Supervisor:
Randall William Cook

Art Direction:
Mark Robins
Joe Bleakley
Philip Ivey
Rob Outterside

Assistant Art Director:
Jules Cook
Jacqui Allen
Ross McGarva

Assistant Camera:
Andrew Stroud

Assistant Sound Editor:
Peter Mills
Matt Stutter
Jo Mion
Grant Johnson

Casting:
John Hubbard
Liz Mullane
Victoria Burrows
Ann Robinson
Amy Hubbard

Clapper Loader:
Andrew Stroud

Co-Producer:
Rick Porras
Jamie Selkirk

Compositing Artist:
Erik Winquist
Marc Dominic Rienzo

Compositing Lead:
Alex Lemke

Compositing Supervisor:
Craig Clarke

Compositors:
Roger Huynh

Conceptual Design:
Alan Lee
John Howe

Costume Design:
Richard Taylor
Ngila Dickson

Dialect Coach:
Roisin Carty
Victoria Mielewska
Andrew Jack

Director:
Peter Jackson

Director of Photography:
Andrew Lesnie

Editor:
Michael Horton

Executive Producer:
Harvey Weinstein
Mark Ordesky
Michael Lynne
Bob Weinstein
Robert Shaye

First Assistant Director:
Carolynne Cunningham

Foley Artist:
Paul Huntingford
Narelle Ahrens
Phil Heywood

Foley Editor:
Mike Jones
Katy Wood

Foley Recording Engineer:
Robyn McFarlane
Martin Oswin

Makeup Artist:
Steve Hopgood
Emma Moncrieff
Gail Wilson
Jeremy Woodhead
Laurelle Ziento
Catherine Maguire
Angela Mooar
Lenore Stewart
Kerryn Flewell-Smith
Janine Schneider
Tera Treanor
Margaret Aston
Mark Kinaston-Smith
Vivienne MacGillicuddy
Allie Rutherford
Tanya Travis
Davina Lamont
Nancy Hennah
Noreen Wilkie
Rick Findlater

Makeup Designer:
Peter Owen
Peter Swords King

Makeup Supervisor:
Richard Taylor

Novel:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Original Music Composer:
Howard Shore

Producer:
Barrie M. Osborne
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh

Production Design:
Grant Major

Production Sound Mixer:
Hammond Peek

Screenplay:
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Stephen Sinclair
Peter Jackson

Sculptor:
Jamie Beswarick
Daniel Falconer

Second Assistant Director:
Belindalee Hope
Marc Ashton

Senior Animator:
Paul Story

Set Costumer:
Samantha Morley

Set Decoration:
Alan Lee
Dan Hennah
John Howe

Sound Designer:
David Farmer

Sound Editor:
Fabian Sanjurjo

Sound Effects Editor:
Dave Whitehead
Kyrsten Mate
Hayden Collow
John McKay
Brent Burge
Craig Tomlinson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Michael Hedges
Michael Semanick
Christopher Boyes

Sound Recordist:
Ken Saville
Malcolm Cromie

Special Effects Coordinator:
Steve Ingram

Stunt Coordinator:
George Marshall Ruge
Daniel W. Barringer

Stunts:
Sean Button
Casey O'Neill
Jacob Tomuri
Sala Baker
Gary Fry
Branko Dordevich
Jeff Barber
Shane Blakey
Mana Hira Davis
Winham Hammond
Stuart Thorp
Slade Leef
Vincent Roxburgh
Lani Jackson
Albert Heimuli
Trevor Bau
Thomas Kiwi
Barrie Rice
Brett Beattie
Tim Wong
Robert Young
Steve McQuillan
Tim McLachlan
Gareth Courtney
Aaron Lupton
Steve Drage
Augie Davis
James Waterhouse-Brown
David J. Muzzerall
Morgan Evans
Shaughan Campbell
Justin B. Carter
Joshua Randall
Saeed Zamiri
Allan Smith
Andrew Stehlin
Sebastian Foxx
Ryan Carey
Clint Elvy
Rodney Cook
Daniel Andrews

Supervising Art Director:
Dan Hennah

Supervising Editor:
Jamie Selkirk

Supervising Sound Editor:
Ethan Van der Ryn
Mike Hopkins

VFX Artist:
Jason Lei Howden

Visual Effects:
Mark Stetson

Visual Effects Art Director:
Jeremy Bennett
Paul Lasaine

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Aaron Cowan

Visual Effects Designer:
Christian Rivers

Visual Effects Director:
Alex Funke

Visual Effects Producer:
Eileen Moran
Charlie McClellan
Robyn Isaacs
Dean Wright
John Clinton

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Michael Lloyd
Geoff Dixon
Jim Rygiel
Joe Letteri
Dean Lyon
Jim Berney

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