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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King poster

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King(2003)

December 12, 200352m

Documentary History TV Movie

81%User score 81 percent

User Score

15 votes

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.

Writers: Helen Fitzwilliam, Rachel Allen, John B. Bredar

Top Billed Cast

John Rhys-Davies
Self / Narrator
Elijah Wood
Self
Hugo Weaving
Self
Peter Jackson
Self

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Ian McKellen

Self

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee

Self

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

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Tsarina Alexandra

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Richard Pipes

Self - Russian Historian

Vladimir Lenin

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Lynette Nusbacher

Self - English Historian

David Wenham

Self

Philippa Boyens

Self - Co-Screenwriter

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Billy Boyd

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Orlando Bloom

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Edmund Hillary

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Sean Astin

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Status: Released
Original title: Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Original language: English
Production: National Geographic, New Line Cinema

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