The Return of the King (1980)

Directed by

Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 222 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated fantasy film that tells the final part of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings story. It focuses on the hobbits' journey and the quest to destroy the One Ring, while briefly summarizing the earlier events. The tone is musical and aimed at a younger audience.

whimsicalmusicalfantasticallightheartedepicpacing-unbalanceddatedsimplifiedmelodic

What happens

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. The special aired on ABC on Sunday, May 11, 1980. Both critics and fans gave The Return of the King an indifferent reception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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