Search - The Return of the King on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1980 DVD Release: 09/11/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Fantasy, Children's Fantasy, Sword-and-Sorcery, Fantasy Adventure

The second of Rankin/Bass' animated TV specials based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Return of the King plots the quest to defeat the evil wizard Sauron. Frodo, nephew of The Hobbit protagonist Bilbo Baggins, vows to destroy the Ring, even if it costs him his own life. He carries the Ring to the volcanic innards of Mount Doom. All this he does on behalf of good-guy Aragon, who will never be able to escape the dreaded land of Sauron so long as the Ring retains its evil powers. Orson Bean, who'd been the voice of Bilbo Baggins in the 1977 Hobbit cartoon special, returns to portray Frodo. Return of the King originally aired May 11, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Orson Bean - Frodo Baggins

This animated version of the fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien comes to DVD in a standard full-screen picture format (1.33:1), with no widescreen option and only a single audio track option, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono). Subtitles are available in English, Spanish, and French. Special features are limited to some "highlights" dealing with Tolkien and the filmmakers. Because the audio was not remastered for this DVD version of the film, the mono-only sound quality is flat and poor, and in places the animation is somewhat jerky. The plastic DVD case includes a brief chapter index. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide