A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.

2001

Documentary·TV Movie

0h 42min

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Elijah Wood
Self
Ian McKellen
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Cate Blanchett
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Sean Astin
Self
Billy Boyd
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Thorkild Hansen
Self, ring creator
Peter Lyon
Self, swordsmith
Bob Anderson
Self, swordmaster
Viggo Mortensen
Self
Liv Tyler
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Christopher Lee
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Hugo Weaving
Self
John Rhys-Davies
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Orlando Bloom
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Lani Jackson
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Kirk Maxwell
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Chris Smith
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Dominic Monaghan
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Sean Bean
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