The Return of the King

Based On the book by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Return of the King (also known as The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits) is a 1980 animated musical fantasy television film. It is a sequel to The Hobbit (1977). The film is an adaptation of The Return of the King, the third and final volume of the 1955 novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The first two parts of Tolkien's story, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, are not covered in this release and are only briefly summarized at the beginning of the movie.

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Release date:

1980

Director:

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Cast:

Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, John Huston, Roddy McDowall

Genre:

Fantasy, Children's

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1980 in adaptations