A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin
Crew: Michael Rosenfeld (Executive Producer), Dan Arden (Executive Producer), John B. Bredar (Producer), Lisa Kors (Director), Michael Richard Plowman (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: National Geographic
Runtime: 60 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 23, 2001
IMDb: 4.9
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