The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

Part of The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection

2002•1h 24m•8.8/10

Documentary

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8.8/10(12)

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born.

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New Line Home Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self

Christina Hazard

Self

Karl Kite-Rangi

Self

Andrew Lesnie

Andrew Lesnie

Self

Fran Walsh

Fran Walsh

Self

John Howe

John Howe

Self

Ngila Dickson

Ngila Dickson

Self

Joanne Pearce

Self

Nik Korda

Nik Korda

Self

Ants Farrell

Self

Brian Massey

Self

Mark Newnham

Self

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Self

Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan

Self

Billy Boyd

Billy Boyd

Self

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor

Self

Emma Simmers

Self

Ed Mulholand

Self

David Salo

Self

Roisin Carty

Self

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