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The Lord of the Rings

Ralph Bakshi has created a rich interpretation of Tolkien's classic saga--an interpretation that caused great controversy among fans when it was first released. His uninhibited use of mixed styles of animation and eclectic imagery continues to be debated among animation devotees. Ultimately, Tolkien's narrative may have been too complex for any single film to do it justice, but this is still an ambitious work, well worth seeing. 133 minutes.

Directed by
Ralph Bakshi

Writing credits
J.R.R. Tolkien   (novels The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers)
Peter S. Beagle  
Chris Conkling

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Christopher Guard .... Frodo Baggins (voice)
William Squire .... Gandalf Stormcrow (voice)
Michael Scholes .... Samwise Gamgee (voice)
John Hurt .... Aragorn (voice)
Simon Chandler .... Meriadoc (voice)
Dominic Guard .... Pippin (voice)
Norman Bird .... Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Michael Graham Cox .... Boromir (voice)
Anthony Daniels .... Legolas (voice)
David Buck .... Gimli (voice)
Peter Woodthorpe .... Gollum (voice)
Fraser Kerr .... Saruman (voice)
Phillip Stone .... King Theoden (voice)
Michael Deacon .... Wormtongue (voice)
André Morell .... Elrond (voice)
Alan Tilvern .... Innkeeper (voice)
Annette Crosbie .... Galadriel (voice)
John Westbrook .... Treebeard (voice)
Michel Caccia .... Frodon (french version) (voice)
Jean Davy .... Gandalf Stormcrow (French Version) (voice)
Serge Lhorca .... Samwise Gamgee (French Version) (voice)
Bernard Dhéran .... Aragon (french version) (voice)
Georges Poujouly .... Merry (french version) (voice)
Gilles Guillot .... Peppin (french version) (voice)
Jacques Balutin .... Bilbon (french version) (voice)
William Sabatier .... Boromir (french version) (voice)
Pierre Arditi .... Legolas (french version) (voice)
René Arrieu .... Gimli (french version) (voice)
Louis Arbessier .... Saroumane (french version) (voice)
Jean-Henri Chambois .... Theoden (french version) (voice)

Denis Savignat .... Elrond (french version) (voice)
Jean Topart .... L'aubergiste (french version) (voice)
Tania Torrens .... Galadriel (french version) (voice)
Henri Poirier .... Treebeard, l'homme-arbre (french version) (voice)

rest of cast listed alphabetically
Stan Barrett .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Hank Calia .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Louie Elias .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Leonard P. Geer .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Chuck Hayward .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Eddie Hice .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Loren Janes .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Gary Jensen .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Terry Leonard .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Dennis Madalone .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Walter Robles .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Mic Rodgers .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Felix Silla .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Mel Smith .... (uncredited)
Jack Verbois .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)
Greg Walker .... Additional Voices (uncredited) (voice)

Produced by
Nancy Eichler .... assistant producer
Saul Zaentz .... producer
 
Original Music by
Paul Kont  
Leonard Rosenman  
 
Cinematography by
Timothy Galfas  
 
Film Editing by
Donald W. Ernst  
 
Production Management
Denise O'Dell .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Sparey .... assistant director

Sound Department
Jim Henrikson .... music editor
Stephen Katz .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Curt Schulkey .... adr editor
Curt Schulkey .... dialogue editor
Dan Sharp .... assistant sound editor
Cathy McKelvey .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
John Post .... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Janet Cummings .... color modeler
James W. Riley .... visual effects producer

Stunts
Stan Barrett .... stunts (uncredited)
Hank Calia .... stunts (uncredited)
Louie Elias .... stunts (uncredited)
Leonard P. Geer .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice .... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Jensen .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard .... stunts (uncredited)
Dennis Madalone .... stunts (uncredited)
Walter Robles .... stunts (uncredited)
Mic Rodgers .... stunts (uncredited)
Felix Silla .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Verbois .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Dale Baer .... layout artist
Billy Barty .... animation stand-in: "Bilbo Baggins", "Samwise Gamgee" and "Frodo Baggins"
Carl Bell .... key animator
Ralph Ferraro .... orchestrator
Brad Frost .... assistant animator
Steven E. Gordon .... animator
Kevin Hanna .... layout artist
Mentor Huebner .... layout artist
Sam Jaimes .... animator
David Jenas .... layout artist
Manuel Perez .... animator
Richard Raynis .... background illustrator
Joe Roman .... animator
Phil Roman .... animator
Martin Taras .... animator
Tom Tataranowicz .... animator
Barry Temple .... assistant animator
Louis Zingarelli .... layout artist
Tim Burton .... inbetween artist (uncredited)
Hollis Trainer .... costume supervisor (uncredited)