Icons Unearthed Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - The Impossible Film (Season 7, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Icons Unearthed

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings - The Impossible Film (Season 7, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

After several failed attempts to adapt the books and one half-successful animated movie, an unlikely hero takes on the film deemed by many to be impossible.

Director

Brian Volk-Weiss

Producers

Robin Foster | Izajah Gordon | Carla E. Mitchell | Aaron Garcia Peretz | Jessica Torluccio

Cinematographer

Matt Kubas

Editors

Phil Holt | Dion Schmidt

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Release date

Mar 20, 2024 (United States)

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Graham McTavish Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Victoria Cheri Bennett Self - Pop Culture Journalist (as Victoria Bennett) Self - Pop Culture Journalist (as Victoria Bennett) See fewer	Beverages with Bevin
Drew McWeeny Self - Entertainment Writer Self - Entertainment Writer See fewer	Voir (2021)
Jed Brophy Self - Actor & Horse Master Self - Actor & Horse Master See fewer	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Chris Conkling Self - Writer - Animated The Lord of the Rings Self - Writer - Animated The Lord of the Rings See fewer	The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Janet Brennan Croft Self - Tolkien Scholar (as Janet Croft) Self - Tolkien Scholar (as Janet Croft) See fewer	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Corey Olsen Self - Professor & Tolkien Expert Self - Professor & Tolkien Expert See fewer	Finding Tom Bombadil (2019)
Michael Drout Self - Professor & Author (as Michael D.C. Drout) Self - Professor & Author (as Michael D.C. Drout) See fewer	Icons Unearthed (2022)
David Emerson Self - The Lord of the Rings Fan & Scholar Self - The Lord of the Rings Fan & Scholar See fewer	Icons Unearthed (2022)
Andrew McGowan Self - Entertainment Writer Self - Entertainment Writer See fewer	Icons Unearthed (2022)
Mike Medavoy Self - Former UA Executive Self - Former UA Executive See fewer	Black Swan (2010)
Phil Roman Self - Animator - Animated The Lord of the Rings Self - Animator - Animated The Lord of the Rings See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
John Gilbert Self - Editor Self - Editor See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Peter Swords King Self - Makeup and Hair Designer Self - Makeup and Hair Designer See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
John Mahaffie Self - 2nd Unit Director Self - 2nd Unit Director See fewer	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Nigel Bluck Self - 2nd Unit Director of Photography Self - 2nd Unit Director of Photography See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sarah McLeod Self - Actor - Rosie Cotton Self - Actor - Rosie Cotton See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Tim Gray Self - Entertainment Writer Self - Entertainment Writer See fewer	CBC Rundown with Andrew Nichols (2022)
Alun Bollinger Self - Director of Photography Self - Director of Photography See fewer	Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Barrie M. Osborne Self - Producer Self - Producer See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Ra Vincent Self - Sculptor Self - Sculptor See fewer	Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Jenna Busch Self - Pop Culture Expert Self - Pop Culture Expert See fewer	The Junket (2013)
Stephen Ure Self - Actor - Multiple Orcs Self - Actor - Multiple Orcs See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Sean Foot Self - Prosthetics and Makeup Self - Prosthetics and Makeup See fewer	District 9 (2009)
Peter Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
J.R.R. Tolkien Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)