The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001

Release date

12/18/2001

Directors

Carolynne Cunningham, Geoff Murphy, Peter Jackson

Writers

Fran Walsh, J. R. R. Tolkien, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

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