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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 22, 2008

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Release Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Cate Blanchett, Marton Csokas, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Barrie M. Osborne, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Dominic Monaghan, Fran Walsh, Bernard Hill, Philippa Boyens, Phillippa Boyens, John Noble, Stephen Sinclair

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Plot

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Plot
The third of the trilogy. As the shadow of Mordor grows across the land, Aragorn is revealed as the hidden heir to the ancient kings. Gandolf miraculously returns and defeats the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam leaves his master for the dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive--in the hands of the Orcs. And while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing--and the one ring comes ever closer to the Cracks of Doom.
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The film's writer Philippa Boyens last wrote Mortal Engines and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

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Peter Jackson
Barrie M. Osborne
Fran Walsh
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PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images
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Language
English

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in on Wednesday, December 17, 2003.



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Mon., Dec. 22, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of November 25, 2003

  • Added the DVD release date of May 25, 2004

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