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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

20038.1 / 1052 min
Documentary, History, TV Movie

Overview

Explore the amazing connections between real-world history and the epic events of The Lord of the Rings trilogy!

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

Cast

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Self / Narrator

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Self

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Self

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Self

Jock Ferguson

Jock Ferguson

Self - William Wallace Re-enactor

Jock Ferguson

Jock Ferguson

Self - Scottish Historian

Michael Drout

Michael Drout

Self - Tolkien Expert

Susan Doran

Susan Doran

Self - Oxford University

David Loades

David Loades

Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I'

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Tweed Roosevelt

Tweed Roosevelt

Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson

Michael Zuckerman

Michael Zuckerman

Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Self

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Tsarina Alexandra

Tsarina Alexandra

Self (archive footage)

Richard Pipes

Richard Pipes

Self - Russian Historian

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher

Self - English Historian

David Wenham

David Wenham

Self

James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson

Self - Civil War Historian

Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Self - Co-Screenwriter

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Bob Doe

Bob Doe

Self - World War II RAF Pilot

Gary Moulton

Gary Moulton

Self - Lewis and Clark Expert

Billy Boyd

Billy Boyd

Self

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Self

Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

Broughton Coburn

Broughton Coburn

Self - Everest Expert

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Self

Allen Counter

Allen Counter

Self - Peary Expedition Historian

Robert Peary Stafford

Robert Peary Stafford

Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson

Crew

Rachel Allen

Rachel Allen

Writer

John B. Bredar

John B. Bredar

Writer

Helen Fitzwilliam

Helen Fitzwilliam

Writer

John B. Bredar

John B. Bredar

Executive Producer

Helen Fitzwilliam

Helen Fitzwilliam

Producer

Michael Rosenfeld

Michael Rosenfeld

Executive Producer

Chris Sondreal

Chris Sondreal

Supervising Producer

Richard Fiocca

Richard Fiocca

Music

Penny Trams

Penny Trams

Editor

Rebecca Hartzell

Rebecca Hartzell

Production Manager

Brian Cunneff

Brian Cunneff

Sound Mixer

Mark Haskins

Mark Haskins

Sound Editor

Mark Haskins

Mark Haskins

Sound Effects Editor

Steve Urban

Steve Urban

Sound Editor

Steve Urban

Steve Urban

Sound Effects Editor

Daniel Federico Fernández

Daniel Federico Fernández

Camera Operator

David Ross Smith

David Ross Smith

Archival Footage Research

Ricardo Andrade

Ricardo Andrade

Visual Effects