The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster

Movie · 2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

“The eye of the enemy is moving.”

Released 17 December 2003 201 min Adventure / Fantasy / Action More from 2003 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
11.9×$94m budget became $1.1bn at the box office
58years between the oldest and youngest billed
80John Stephenson — oldest on the call sheet
22Elijah Wood — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast
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