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Collector's Gift Set features the 4-DVD Extended Edition of The Return Of The King, a bonus fifth DVD - "Creating The
Lord of the Rings Symphony" featuring Howard Shore - and a scale model of Minas Tirith!
The final battle for Middle-earth begins. Frodo and Sam, led by Gollum, continue their dangerous mission toward the fires of Mount Doom in order to destroy the One Ring. Aragorn struggles to fulfil his legacy as he leads his outnumbered followers against the growing power of the Dark Lord Sauron, so that the Ring-bearer may complete his quest.
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Released: Sun 12 Dec 2004
Catalogue Number: R-104335-9
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Region: 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Caribbean
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- Actors: Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Elijah Wood
- Series: Lord Of The Rings
- Feature:
- Audio Commentary 1 with Peter Jackson (Director/Writer/Producer), Fran Walsh (Writer/Producer) and Philippa Boyens (Writer).
- Audio Commentary 2: The Design Team with Grant Major (Production Designer), Ngila Dickson (Costume Designer), Richard Taylor (Weta Workshop Creative Supervisor), Alan Lee (Conceptual Designer/Set Decorator), John Howe (Conceptual Designer), Dan Hennah (Supervising Art Director/Set Decorator), Chris Hennah (Art Department Manager) and Tania Rodger (Weta Workshop Manager).
- Audio Commentary 3: The Production/Post-Production Team with Barrie M. Osborne (Producer), Mark Ordesky (Executive Producer), Jamie Selkirk (Co-Producer & Editor, The Return of the King), Annie Collins (Additional Editor, The Return of the King), Rick Porras (Co-Producer), Howard Shore (Composer), Jim Rygiel (Visual Effects Supervisor), Ethan Van der Ryn (Supervising Sound Editor/Co-Designer), Mike Hopkins (Supervising Sound Editor), Christian Rivers (Visual Effects Concept Designer), Alex Funke, ASC (Visual Effects D.P.), Joe Letteri (Weta Visual Effects Supervisor), Randy Cook (Animation Designer & Supervisor) and Brian Van't Hul (Weta Visual Effects D.P.).
- Audio Commentary 4: The Cast with Elijah Wood ("Frodo"), Ian McKellen ("Gandalf"), Liv Tyler ("Arwen"), Sean Astin ("Sam"), John Rhys-Davies ("Gimli"/Voice of "Treebeard"), Bernard Hill ("Théoden"), Christopher Lee ("Saruman"), Billy Boyd ("Pippin"), Dominic Monaghan ("Merry"), Orlando Bloom ("Legolas"), Hugo Weaving ("Elrond"), Miranda Otto ("Éowyn"), David Wenham ("Faramir"), Karl Urban ("Éomer"), John Noble ("Denethor"), Andy Serkis ("Gollum/Smeagol"), Lawrence Makoare ("Witchking"/"Gothmog"), Smeagol and Gollum.
- The Appendices Part Five – “The War of the Ring” with Peter Jackson Intro
- “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth” documentary
- From Book to Script, Forging the Final Chapter” documentary, Abandoned Concept: Aragorn Battles Sauron.
- Designing and Building Middle-earth: “Designing Middle-earth” documentary, “Big-atures” documentary, “Weta Workshop” documentary, “Costume Design” documentary.
- Design Galleries – 2, 123 images: The Peoples of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio), The Realms of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio), Miniatures (galleries with docent audio), “Home of the Horse Lords” documentary, “Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship” interactive map, “New Zealand as Middle-earth” interactive map with on-location footage.
- The Appendices Part Six – “The Passing of an Age” with Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro.
- Filming The Return of the King: “Cameras in Middle-earth” documentary, Production Photos (gallery) – 69 images.
- Visual Effects: “Weta Digital” documentary, “The Mûmakil Battle” demonstration/interactive feature.
- Post Production: Journey’s End: “Editorial: Completing the Trilogy” documentary, “Music for Middle-earth” documentary, “The Soundscapes of Middle-earth” documentary, “The End of All Things” documentary, “The Passing of an Age” documentary.
- Cameron Duncan: “Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for ‘Into the West’" documentary, “DFK6498” short film and “Strike Zone” short film.
- Howard Shore: Creating The Lord of The Rings Symphony – A Composers Journey Through Middle-earth. This 50-minute bonus DVD includes excerpts of live concert footage of The Lord of the Rings Symphony recorded with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
- Audio:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround-encoded
- English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
- English dts 6.1 ES Discrete
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Discs: 5
- Format: PAL
- Running Time: 240 minutes
- Transfer Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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