The Lord of the Rings (1978)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Lord of the Rings |
| Original title | The Lord of the Rings |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 132 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ralph Bakshi |
| script |
Peter S. Beagle , Chris Conkling , JRR Tolkien (novel) |
| production | Saul Zaentz |
| music |
Paul Kont , Leonard Rosenman |
| camera | Timothy Galfas |
| cut | Donald W. Ernst |
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The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy - Cartoons of the American director Ralph Bakshi from 1978. He is after the Hobbit film version from 1977, the second film adaptation of the novel trilogy The Lord of the Rings of the English author JRR Tolkien . The film opened in German cinemas on August 16, 1979.
action
At the beginning of the Second Age of Middle-earth, elven blacksmiths forge nine rings of power for mortal humans, seven for the dwarven lords, and three for the elven kings. Shortly afterwards, the Dark Lord Sauron made the One Ring and used it to conquer Middle-earth. After the fall of the last alliance of elves and men, the ring is seized by Prince Isildur. After Isildur was killed by orcs, the ring rests at the foot of the Anduin River for over 2,500 years. Over time, Sauron conquered the Nine Rings and transformed their owners into the Ringwraiths (Nazgul). The One Ring is discovered by Déagol, whose cousin Sméagol kills him and takes the ring for himself. The ring poisons his body and mind, and he becomes the creature Gollum. Hundreds of years later, Bilbo Baggins finds the ring in Gollum's cave and brings it back to the Shire.
Decades later, during Bilbo's birthday party, the magician Gandalf tells him to leave the ring to his relative Frodo. Reluctantly, Bilbo agrees and leaves the Shire. Seventeen years pass in which Gandalf learns that evil forces have discovered that the ring is in the possession of a Baggins. Gandalf meets with Frodo to explain the history of the ring and the danger involved; and Frodo leaves his house and takes the ring with him. He is accompanied by three hobbit friends, Pippin, Merry and Sam. After a short escape from the ringwraiths, the hobbits come to Bree, from where Aragorn leads them to Rivendell in the land of the Elves. Frodo is healed by Elrond in Rivendell. He meets Gandalf again after the latter escapes Saruman, who plans to ally with Sauron but also wants the ring for himself. In a council, Bilbo, Gandalf and others debate the One Ring, and Frodo volunteers to go to Mordor, where the ring can be destroyed. Then Frodo sets out from Rivendell with eight companions: Gandalf; Aragorn; Boromir, son of the administrator of Gondor; the Elf Legolas; Gimli the dwarf; and Frodo's three hobbit companions. Their attempt to cross the Misty Mountains is thwarted by heavy snow and they are forced to cross the mines of Moria. There they are attacked by orcs and Gandalf falls into an abyss while fighting a balrog - a demon. The remaining community continues through the Elven Harbor Lothlórien, where they meet the Elven Queen Galadriel. Boromir tries to snatch the ring from Frodo, and Frodo decides to continue his search alone; but Sam insists on going with him. Boromir is killed by orcs while trying to defend Merry and Pippin. They are captured by the orcs who intend to take them through the land of Rohan to Isengard - the seat of Saruman. The hobbits escape and flee to the Fangorn Forest, where they meet Treebeard - a living tree. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas pursue Merry and Pippin into the forest, where they are reunited with Gandalf, who was reborn after the destruction of the Balrog. The four then drive to Rohan's capital, Edoras, where Gandalf convinces King Théoden that his people are in danger. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas then travel to Hornburg Fortress in Helm's Gorge. Frodo and Sam discover that Gollum is chasing them to recapture the ring and capture it; but spare his life in return for the guided tour to Mount Doom. In Helm's Deep, Théoden's troops oppose the orcs sent by Saruman until Gandalf arrives with the absent riders of Rohan and destroys the orc army.
background
Saul Zaentz produced this cartoon for distribution by the US film company United Artists . The distribution rights are now with Warner Bros.
The plot of the film includes the sub-volume The Companions and about two-thirds of The Two Towers , but leaves The Return of the King aside. Characters such as Arwen and Éomer are also not introduced at all. But since Arwen appears very little in the first two books and Éomer can hardly be described as a character driving the plot in the novel either, this can be explained. The plot sequence about Tom Bombadil is left out, just like later in the film adaptation of the New Zealander Peter Jackson .
A detail of Bakshi's film is that some of the scenes were first shot with real actors in Spain and then retraced using the so-called rotoscopy method.
Director Ralph Bakshi planned to make a second film to cover The Return of the King ; the realization failed due to the lack of financial support from the publisher, although the first film was a financial success.
Instead, the two cartoon producers Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass filmed the third and final book The Return of the King in 1980 under the film title The Return of the King . However, the return of the king should not be confused with a direct continuation of Bakshi's work.
Awards
The film was nominated for both the Hugo and Saturn Awards in the Best Dramatic Presentation and Best Fantasy Film categories . Leonard Rosenman's score was nominated for a Golden Globe . Bakshi won the Golden Gryphon Award for the film at the Giffoni Film Festival.
Others
- On the DVD audio commentary on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film) , director Peter Jackson said he staged a scene in homage to the cartoon Bakshis: A hobbit shouts "Proudfeet!" At Bilbo's birthday party.
- For this film, the future director Tim Burton got his first job in the film industry as an interstage draftsman.
- The Finnish metal band Nightwish used a few sentences from the narrator's introduction to their song Elvenpath .
- Leonard Rosenman's film music was published in a double long-playing record, including an edition as a picture disc with film photos on all four sides.
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Web links
- The Lord of the Rings in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Lord of the Rings atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Sound carrier with the film music
Individual evidence
- ^ Awards for The Lord of the Rings (1978) . In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved December 19, 2007.