The Return of the King [Deluxe Edition]

Director: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

Overview

The second of Rankin/Bass' animated TV specials based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Return of the King plots the quest to defeat the evil wizard Sauron. Frodo, nephew of The Hobbit protagonist Bilbo Baggins, vows to destroy the Ring, even if it costs him his own life. He carries the Ring to the volcanic innards of Mount Doom. All this he does on behalf of good-guy Aragon, who will never be able to escape the dreaded land of Sauron so long as the Ring retains its evil powers. Orson Bean, who'd been the voice of Bilbo Baggins in the 1977 Hobbit cartoon special, returns to portray Frodo. Return of the King originally aired May 11, 1980.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/22/2014
UPC:	0883929396443
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	NR
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	13,431

Special Features

Tolkien and filmmaker highlights (vintage featurette); Bonus cartoons; Good knight droopy; Jerry Hood and His Merry Meeces

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Orson Bean	Frodo Baggins
Roddy McDowall	Samwise Gamgee
Casey Kasem	Voices
Sonny Melendrez	Voices
Glenn Yarbrough	Minstrel
Theodore Bikel	Voices
John Huston	Gandalf
William Conrad	Voices
Paul Frees	Voices
Maury Laws	Composer

Technical Credits

Jules Bass	Producer
Arthur Rankin Jr.	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Return of the King
1. Scene 1 [8:26]
2. Scene 2 [12:18]
3. Scene 3 [10:13]
4. Scene 4 [11:13]
5. Scene 5 [10:59]
6. Scene 6 [11:56]
7. Scene 7 [8:33]
8. Scene 8 [10:09]
9. Scene 9 [12:14]
10. Scene 10 [1:00]

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Return of the King
Play
Scene Selections
Languages
Audio
English
Subtitles
English (for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
Subtitles: Off
Special Features
J.R.R. Tolkien - Facts & Trivia
Cast & Crew
From the Vault
Good Knight Droopy
Jerry Hood and His Merry Meeces
Trailers
LEGO: Hobbit*
Tom and Jerry & The Lost Dragon*
LEGO: Legends of Chima*
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy*