The ultimate companion to the Hollywood blockbuster! Join National Geographic for a compelling exploration of the real-world parallels to the events and characters brought to life in The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King.

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National Geographic Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)

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Documentary · 1h 0m · 12/16/2003

    
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The ultimate companion to the Hollywood blockbuster! Join National Geographic for a compelling exploration of the real-world parallels to the events and characters brought to life in The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King.

Release Country

United States

Barcode

727994750581

Release Date

12/16/2003

Media Type

Documentary

Audio

  English     

Studio

National Geographic

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

1.33:1

Discs

Cast
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Sean Astin

Himself
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Orlando Bloom

Himself
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Billy Boyd

Himself
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Philippa Boyens

Herself / Co-screenwriter
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Winston Churchill

Himself (archive footage)
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Allen Counter

Himself - Peary Expedition Historian
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Bob Doe

Himself - World War II RAF Pilot
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Michael Drout

Himself - Tolkien Expert
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Jock Ferguson

Himself / William Wallce Re-enactor
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Edmund Hillary

Himself (archive footage)
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Adolf Hitler

Himself (archive footage)
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Peter Jackson

Himself
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Christopher Lee

Himself
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V.I. Lenin

Himself (archive footage)
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David Loades

Himself - Author, 'Elizabeth I'
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Ian McKellen

Himself
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James M. McPherson

Himself - Civil War Historian (as James McPherson)
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Gary Moulton

Himself / Lewis and Clark Expert
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Tenzing Norgay

Himself (archive footage)
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Lynette Nusbacher

Himself - English Historian (as Areyah Nusbacher)
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Richard Pipes

Himself - Russian Historian
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Grigory Rasputin

Himself (archive footage)
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John Rhys-Davies

Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov

Himself (archive footage)
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Theodore Roosevelt

Himself (archive footage)
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Tweed Roosevelt

Himself / Theodore Roosevelt's Great-grandson
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Robert Peary Stafford

Himself / Robert A. Peary Great-grandson
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Tsar Nicholas II

Himself (archive footage)
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Tsarina Alexandra

Herself (archive footage)
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Fiona Watson

Herself - Scottish Historian
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Hugo Weaving

Himself
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David Wenham

Himself
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Elijah Wood

Himself
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Michael Zuckerman

Himself / Benjamin Franklin Expert
Crew
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John B. Bredar

Writer
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Helen Fitzwilliam

Writer
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Lisa Kors

Director
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