- "Now come the days of the king."
- —Gandalf[src]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It was followed by The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers and it is the last installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
It was chronologically followed by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a prequel, released eleven years after this film.
Official Summary[]
The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the `one ring', while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.
Synopsis[]
- Main article: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King/Synopsis
Cast[]
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| Frodo | Elijah Wood |
| Gandalf | Sir Ian McKellen |
| Arwen | Liv Tyler |
| Aragorn | Viggo Mortensen |
| Sam | Sean Astin |
| Galadriel | Cate Blanchett |
| Gimli | John Rhys-Davies |
| Treebeard | |
| Théoden | Bernard Hill |
| Saruman | Christopher Lee (Extended Edition) |
| Pippin | Billy Boyd |
| Merry | Dominic Monaghan |
| Legolas | Orlando Bloom |
| Elrond | Hugo Weaving |
| Éowyn | Miranda Otto |
| Faramir | David Wenham |
| Grima Wormtongue | Brad Dourif (Extended Edition) |
| Éomer | Karl Urban |
| Denethor | John Noble |
| Gollum/Smeagol | Andy Serkis |
| Bilbo Baggins | Ian Holm |
| Boromir | Sean Bean |
| Witch-King of Angmar | Lawrence Makoare |
| Gothmog | |
| King of the Dead | Paul Norell |
| Celeborn | Marton Csokas |
| Mouth of Sauron | Bruce Spence |