Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Explore the amazing connections between real-world history and the epic events of The Lord of the Rings trilogy!
2003 | 52m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
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| Writer: | Rachel Allen, John B. Bredar, Helen Fitzwilliam |
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| Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 12, 2003 |
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| Director: | |
| Writer: | Rachel Allen, John B. Bredar, Helen Fitzwilliam |
| Genres: | Documentary, TV Movie, History |
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| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, National Geographic |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Rhys-Davies | Self / Narrator |
| Elijah Wood | Self |
| Hugo Weaving | Self |
| Peter Jackson | Self |
| Ian McKellen | Self |
| Jock Ferguson | Self - William Wallace Re-enactor |
| Jock Ferguson | Self - Scottish Historian |
| Michael Drout | Self - Tolkien Expert |
| Susan Doran | Self - Oxford University |
| David Loades | Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I' |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) |
| Tweed Roosevelt | Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson |
| Michael Zuckerman | Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert |
| Christopher Lee | Self |
| Czar Nicholas II of Russia | Self (archive footage) |
| Tsarina Alexandra | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Pipes | Self - Russian Historian |
| Vladimir Lenin | Self (archive footage) |
| Lynette Nusbacher | Self - English Historian |
| David Wenham | Self |
| James M. McPherson | Self - Civil War Historian |
| Philippa Boyens | Self - Co-Screenwriter |
| Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) |
| Winston Churchill | Self (archive footage) |
| Bob Doe | Self - World War II RAF Pilot |
| Gary Moulton | Self - Lewis and Clark Expert |
| Billy Boyd | Self |
| Orlando Bloom | Self |
| Tenzing Norgay | Self (archive footage) |
| Edmund Hillary | Self (archive footage) |
| Broughton Coburn | Self - Everest Expert |
| Jamling Tenzing Norgay | Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay |
| Sean Astin | Self |
| Allen Counter | Self - Peary Expedition Historian |
| Robert Peary Stafford | Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson |
| Name | Job |
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| Rachel Allen | Writer |
| John B. Bredar | Writer |
| Helen Fitzwilliam | Writer |
| Richard Fiocca | Music |
| Penny Trams | Editor |
| Rebecca Hartzell | Production Manager |
| Brian Cunneff | Sound Mixer |
| Mark Haskins | Sound Effects Editor, Sound Editor |
| Steve Urban | Sound Effects Editor, Sound Editor |
| Daniel Federico Fernández | Camera Operator |
| David Ross Smith | Archival Footage Research |
| Ricardo Andrade | Visual Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John B. Bredar | Executive Producer |
| Helen Fitzwilliam | Producer |
| Michael Rosenfeld | Executive Producer |
| Chris Sondreal | Supervising Producer |
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