Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003/12/12 • Released • English

Documentary
History
TV Movie
7.6
52m

Explore the amazing connections between real-world history and the epic events of The Lord of the Rings trilogy!

Overview

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

Director : N/A

Casts
John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Self / Narrator

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Self

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Self

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Self

Jock Ferguson

Self - William Wallace Re-enactor

Jock Ferguson

Self - Scottish Historian

Michael Drout

Self - Tolkien Expert

Susan Doran

Self - Oxford University

David Loades

Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I'

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Tweed Roosevelt

Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson

Michael Zuckerman

Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Self

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Tsarina Alexandra

Tsarina Alexandra

Self (archive footage)

Richard Pipes

Self - Russian Historian

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher

Self - English Historian

David Wenham

David Wenham

Self

James M. McPherson

Self - Civil War Historian

Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Self - Co-Screenwriter

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Bob Doe

Self - World War II RAF Pilot

Gary Moulton

Self - Lewis and Clark Expert

Billy Boyd

Billy Boyd

Self

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Self

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

Broughton Coburn

Self - Everest Expert

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Self

Allen Counter

Self - Peary Expedition Historian

Robert Peary Stafford

Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson

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