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The Return Of The King > Credits and Details
Directed by
Jules Bass Jules Bass  
Arthur Rankin Jr. Arthur Rankin Jr.  
Written by
J.R.R. Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien ... novels "The Hobbit" and "The Return of the King"
Romeo Muller Romeo Muller ... adapted for the screen by
Cast
Orson Bean Orson Bean ... Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel ... Aragorn (voice)
William Conrad William Conrad ... Lord Denethor (voice)
John Huston John Huston ... Gandalf (voice)
Roddy McDowall Roddy McDowall ... Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb Theodore Gottlieb ... Gollum / Smeagol (voice) (as Theodore)
Paul Frees Paul Frees ... Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord Elrond (voice)
Don Messick Don Messick ... King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice)
John Stephenson John Stephenson ... Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar (voice)
Casey Kasem Casey Kasem ... Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
Sonny Melendrez Sonny Melendrez ... Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
Nellie Bellflower Nellie Bellflower ... Eowyn / Dernhelm (voice)
Glenn Yarbrough Glenn Yarbrough ... The Minstrel (voice)
Produced by
Jules Bass Jules Bass ... producer
Arthur Rankin Jr. Arthur Rankin Jr. ... producer
Masaki Îzuka Masaki Îzuka ... associate producer
Original Music by
Maury Laws Maury Laws  
Additional Info
Premiere: May 11, 1980
DVD Release: September 11, 2001
Countries: United States Japan
Distributor: Warner Brother Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

5.7 / 10

Production Companies
Topcraft
Rankin/Bass Productions
Distributors
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
  (1980) (United States) (original airing) (TV)
Telepictures Corporation
  (1980) (United States) (TV)
Warner Home Video
  (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment
  (1992) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (1993) (United States) (pan and scan / digitally remastered) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (1995) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video
  (2001) (United States) (in Spanish) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video
  (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video
  (2014) (United States) (DVD)
Lorimar Telepictures
  (1980) (United States) (TV)
RCA (II)
  (United States) (CED VideoDisc) (video)
Solar Home Video
  (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Sony Video
  (United States) (video)
Warner Home Video
  (1996) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (2001) (United States) (VHS)
Xenon Video
  (1991) (United States) (VHS)
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