The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'

Apr 1, 2002

1h 24m

★ 8.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

New Line Home Entertainment

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Cast

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Peter Jackson

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Christina Hazard

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Karl Kite-Rangi

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Andrew Lesnie

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Fran Walsh

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John Howe

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Ngila Dickson

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Joanne Pearce

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Nik Korda

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Ants Farrell

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Brian Massey

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Mark Newnham

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