The Lord of the Rings - the Two Towers (2002)

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Basic facts

Original title The Lord of the Rings - the Two Towers
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
  • New Zealand
  • Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 2002-12-18

Cast

Elijah Wood
Frodo Bagger

Ian McKellen
Gandalf

Liv Tyler
Arven

Viggo Mortensen
Aragorn/"Vidstige"

Sean Astin
Sam

Cate Blanchett
Galadriel

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Titles

Original title
  • The Lord of the Rings - the Two Towers
Swedish release title
  • Sagan om de två tornen - härskarringen
Co-production title
  • Der Herr der Ringe - die zwei Türme
Alternative title
  • Härskarringen - Sagan om de två tornen
Title alternative spelling
  • The Two Towers
  • Die zwei Türme

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer

Cast

Elijah Wood Frodo Bagger
Ian McKellen Gandalf
Liv Tyler Arven
Viggo Mortensen Aragorn/"Vidstige"
Sean Astin Sam
Cate Blanchett Galadriel
John Rhys-Davies Gimli
Billy Boyd Pippin
Dominic Monaghan Merry
Orlando Bloom Legolas
Christopher Lee Saruman
Hugo Weaving Elrond
Miranda Otto Éowyn
Bernard Hill kung Théoden
Brad Dourif Grima Ormstunga
Andy Serkis Gollum/Sméagol
David Wenham Faramir
Karl Urban Éomer
Bruce Hopkins Gamling
Robyn Malcolm Morwen
John Leigh Háma
Sean Bean Boromir
Craig Parker Haldir

Companies

Production Company New Line Cinema Corp.
Wingnut Films Ltd.
Lord Zweite Productions Deutschland Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 2002
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Folkets Hus och Parker 2021
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) AB Svensk Filmindustri 2004

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 140058
Date 2003-11-26
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 6142 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 536-571-565-552-575-438-582-564-569-582-608


Censorship number 138926
Date 2002-11-06
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 4900 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 554-572-541-532-580-573-571-572-405


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title The Two Towers (Novel)
Author J.R.R. Tolkien


Release dates

Release in Sweden 2002-12-18 Filmstaden Gothenburg Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Palladium Gothenburg Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Filmstaden Malmö Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Royal Malmö Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Filmstaden Kista Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Filmstaden Sergel 1 Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Filmstaden Söder Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Fontänen Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Park Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Rigoletto 1 Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Riviera Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 179 min
2002-12-18 Vågen Stockholm Sweden 179 min (samt ytterligare 111 platser)
Other showing 2003-12-05 Gothenburg Sweden 224 min (förlängd version)
2003-12-05 Malmö Sweden 224 min (förlängd version)
2003-12-05 Stockholm Sweden 224 min (förlängd version)
DVD release 2004-05-25 Sweden
2004-12-10 Sweden
TV showing 2018-01-02 TV4 Sweden
2018-06-01 TV4 Sweden
2018-09-01 TV4 Sweden
2018-10-02 TV12 Sweden
2018-12-27 Sjuan Sweden
2018-12-28 Sjuan Sweden
2019-05-10 TV12 Sweden
2019-06-22 Kanal 5 Sweden
2019-12-26 Kanal 5 Sweden
2020-01-02 Kanal 5 Sweden
2020-06-18 Kanal 5 Sweden
2021-08-26 Kanal 5 Sweden
2021-08-30 Kanal 9 Sweden
2022-07-17 Kanal 5 Sweden
2022-12-25 Kanal 5 Sweden 223 min
2023-01-13 Kanal 5 Sweden 179 min
2023-12-15 Kanal 5 Sweden
2023-12-20 Kanal 9 Sweden

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 Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4910


Element type SEPMAG
Carrier type DTS-skiva


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


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