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Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings
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TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History

A look at the background for Tolkien's mythology, hence the movie's mythology.
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Updated Dec 23, 2001

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Dec 23, 2001 (United States)
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27 cast members
Name Known for
Phil Crowley
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
John Howe
Self - Conceptual Designer of LOTR Self - Conceptual Designer of LOTR   See fewer
Peter McHugh
Additional Voices Additional Voices   See fewer
Oliver Muirhead
Additional Voices Additional Voices   See fewer
Alan Lee
Self - Conceptual Designer of LOTR Self - Conceptual Designer of LOTR   See fewer
Billy Boyd
Self / Peregrin 'Pippin' Took Self / Peregrin 'Pippin' Took   See fewer
Dominic Monaghan
Self / Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck Self / Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck   See fewer
Sean Astin
Self / Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee Self / Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee   See fewer
Christopher Lee
Self / Saruman the White Self / Saruman the White   See fewer
John Garth
Self - Tolkien Historian Self - Tolkien Historian   See fewer
Martin Carver
Self - Archeologist (as Martin Carver PhD) Self - Archeologist (as Martin Carver PhD)   See fewer
Richard Taylor
Self - Director: Weta Workshop Self - Director: Weta Workshop   See fewer
Cate Blanchett
Self / Galadriel Self / Galadriel   See fewer
Pekka Huttu-Hiltunen
Self - Music Instructor Self - Music Instructor   See fewer
Jussi Huovinen
Self - Finnish Rune Singer Self - Finnish Rune Singer   See fewer
Wade Davis
Self - Anthropologist: National Geographic Explorer In-Residence Self - Anthropologist: National Geographic Explorer In-Residence   See fewer
Markku Nieminen
Self - Dir. of Kalevala Institute, Juminkeo (as Marku Nieminen) Self - Dir. of Kalevala Institute, Juminkeo (as Marku Nieminen)   See fewer
Tom Shippey
Self - Tolkien Scholar (as Tom Shippey Ph.D.) Self - Tolkien Scholar (as Tom Shippey Ph.D.)   See fewer
Rayner Unwin
Self - Tolkien Publisher Self - Tolkien Publisher   See fewer
Jane Chance
Self - Professor: Rice University (as Jane Chance Ph.D.) Self - Professor: Rice University (as Jane Chance Ph.D.)   See fewer
Philippa Boyens
Self - Co-Screenwriter LOTR Self - Co-Screenwriter LOTR   See fewer
Michael Fay
Self - Ecologist Self - Ecologist   See fewer
Peter Jackson
Self - Director Self - Director   See fewer
Ian McKellen
Self / Gandalf the Grey Self / Gandalf the Grey   See fewer
Chris Upton
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
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