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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) [PG-13]

Release Date:
December 17, 2003

Original Title:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Alternate Titles:
Chúa Tể Của Những Chiếc Nhẫn 3: Hai Tòa Tháp
ESDLA
El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey
Gredzenu pavēlnieks: Karaļa atgriešanās
LOTR3 - The Return of the King
LOTR: The Return Of The King
Le Retour du Roi
Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Retour du Roi
Sagan om konungens återkomst
The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings III: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King
The Return of the King
Üzüklərin Hökmdarı:Kralın Qayıdışı
Господар на прстените: Враќањето на кралот
ロード・オブ・ザ・リング／王の帰還
ロード・オブ・ザ・リング／王の帰還：2003
指环王3：王者归来
指环王3：王者无敌
魔戒3：王者归来
魔戒三部曲：王者再臨

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: 16  AU: M  BE: 12  BR: 12  CA: PG  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: 15  RU: 12+  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 201

There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice.

Overview from TheMovieDB

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

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2D Sequence Supervisor:
Erik Winquist
Alex Lemke

3D Director:
Bryan Ku

3D Supervisor:
Guy Williams

Additional Editor:
Annie Collins

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lora Hirschberg

Animation:
Graham Binding

Animation Director:
Randall William Cook

Art Direction:
Joe Bleakley
Rob Outterside
Mark Robins

Assistant Art Director:
Jules Cook
Jacqui Allen

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

Co-Producer:
Rick Porras
Jamie Selkirk

Conceptual Design:
John Howe
Alan Lee

Costume Design:
Ngila Dickson
Richard Taylor

Director:
Peter Jackson

Director of Photography:
Andrew Lesnie

Editor:
Jamie Selkirk

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

First Assistant Director:
Carolynne Cunningham

Foley Artist:
Phil Heywood
Paul Huntingford
Simon Hewitt
Adrian Medhurst

Foley Editor:
Katy Wood
Peter Mills

Foley Recording Engineer:
Martin Oswin
Angus Robertson

Makeup & Hair:
Peter Owen
Peter Swords King

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

Makeup Supervisor:
Richard Taylor

Novel:
J. R. R. Tolkien

Original Music Composer:
Howard Shore

Producer:
Peter Jackson
Barrie M. Osborne
Fran Walsh

Production Design:
Grant Major

Production Sound Mixer:
Hammond Peek

Screenplay:
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens

Sculptor:
Jamie Beswarick
Daniel Falconer

Set Decoration:
Dan Hennah
Alan Lee

Sound Designer:
David Farmer

Sound Editor:
Martin Kwok
Justin Webster
John Warhurst
Melanie Graham
Ben Sinclair
Bruno Barrett-Garnier

Sound Effects Editor:
Beau Borders
Brent Burge
Hayden Collow
Tim Nielsen
Addison Teague
Craig Tomlinson
Dave Whitehead

Sound Mixer:
Mike Jones
John McKay

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

Sound Recordist:
Ken Saville
Malcolm Cromie

Special Effects Coordinator:
Steve Ingram

Stunt Coordinator:
Bob Anderson
Daniel W. Barringer
Augie Davis
George Marshall Ruge
Kirk Maxwell

Stunt Double:
Tim Wong

Stunts:
Sean Button
Casey O'Neill
Daniel Andrews
Trevor Bau
Brett Beattie
Shane Blakey
Shaughan Campbell
Ryan Carey
Justin B. Carter
Sebastiano Cartier
Rodney Cook
Gareth Courtney
Mana Hira Davis
Shane Dawson
Peter Dillon
Branko Dordevich
Steve Drage
Clint Elvy
Morgan Evans
Amanda Foubister
Winham Hammond
Johnny Sullivan
Jacob Tomuri
Sala Baker

Supervising Art Director:
Dan Hennah

Supervising Sound Editor:
Mike Hopkins
Ethan Van der Ryn

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:
Steve Dubin
Robyn Isaacs
Charlie McClellan
Eileen Moran
James Whitlam
Dean Wright

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Tim Crosbie
Jim Rygiel
Chetan Deshmukh
Joe Letteri
Dean Lyon
John P. Nugent

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