Videos / 2001

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

Also known as National Geographic: Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.

Release year

2001

Released

Dec 23, 2001

Runtime

60 minutes

Country

United States

Genres

Documentary