The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Lord of the Rings |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Form | Animated |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
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| Swedish release | 1979-12-25 |
Cast
Christopher Guard
the hobbit Frodo Baggins (hoben Frodo Bagger)
William Squire
trollkarlen Gandalf eller Mithrandir
Michael Scholes
Samwise Gamgi (Sam Gamgi), Frodos följeslagare
John Hurt
Aragorn Strider (Aragorn Vidstige)
Simon Chandler
Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, Frodos kusin
Dominic Guard
Peregrin "Pippin" Took, Frodos kusin
Titles
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Crew
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| Conductor | |
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| Costume Designer |
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| Re-recording Mixer |
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| Painter | |
| Cel Painting | |
| Xerography | |
| Special Effects Animator | |
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| Layout | |
| Animation Checking | |
| Titles | |
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Cast
Companies
| Production Company | The Saul Zaentz Production Co för Fantasy Films | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Sandrew Film & Teater AB | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DCP) | Nonstop Entertainment AB | 2021 | |
| Special Effects | The Optical House | ||
| Sound Effects | Sam Shaw Enterprises | (ljudeffekter) | |
| Other Company | Nick Vasu Inc. | (animationsfoto) | |
| R & B EFX & Animation | (animationsfoto) | ||
| Hogan-Lee Images | (animationsfoto) |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 120731 |
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| Date | 1979-11-09 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 50 meters |
| Notes | Trailer. |
| Censorship number | 120330 |
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| Date | 1979-06-27 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 3680 meters |
| Notes | Aktindelning: 570-570-490-555-595-410-490 = 3680 meter. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | DeLuxe Color |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Original work
| Original title | The Lord of the Rings (Novel) | |
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| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Original title | The Two Towers (Novel) | |
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| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
Release dates
| First showing | 1978-11 | USA | ||||
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| Release in Sweden | 1979-12-25 | Sandrew | Helsingborg | Sweden | 135 min | |
| 1979-12-25 | Sandrew | Norrköpingg | Sweden | 135 min | ||
| 1979-12-25 | Grand, Victoria,Kista Bio | Stockholm | Sweden | 135 min | ||
| 1979-12-25 | Sandrew | Södertälje | Sweden | 135 min | ||
| 1979-12-25 | Sandrew | Umeå | Sweden | 135 min | ||
| 1979-12-25 | Sandrew | Uppsala | Sweden | 135 min | ||
| TV showing | 1996-06-29 | SVT2 | Sweden | |||
| 1996-10-05 | SVT2 | Sweden | ||||
| 2018-01-01 | TV4 | Sweden | ||||
| 2018-04-14 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2018-10-12 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2018-10-12 | |||||
| TV showing | 2018-12-30 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | |||
| 2021-01-06 | TV4 | Sweden | ||||
| 2021-09-25 | Sjuan | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3642 |
| Element type | Duplicate negative |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
| Element type | Sound negative |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 13 |
| Slides | 19 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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