Underplayed Gems

Hobbit (1977)

Hobbit poster
Original title
The Hobbit
Directed by
Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Genre
fantasy film, musical film, children's film, sword and sorcery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 367 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest with a group of dwarves to reclaim their treasure from a dragon. Along the way he encounters elves, trolls, and a mysterious creature named Gollum.

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What happens

The Hobbit is a 1977 animated musical fantasy television special created by Rankin/Bass and animated by Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien; it was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977. The teleplay won a Peabody Award; the film received a Christopher Award. The New York Times found the film "curiously eclectic", but felt that whatever its failings, it warranted attention. The Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson called the adaptation "execrable"; the author Baird Searles called it an "abomination" and an attempt that had "failed miserably", regretting the quality of the animation and of the soundtrack, and the omission of key plot points. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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