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The Return of the King

1980·98 min

The Return of the King

Directed by Jules Bass

AnimationFantasyAdventure

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.

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Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)

Samwise Gamgee (voice)

Gandalf (voice)

Theodore Gottlieb

Gollum (voice)

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The Return of the King (1980) is about two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.

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Jules Bass directed The Return of the King (1980).

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