Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

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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

0h 52m

8.1(14 votes)

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Overview

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

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35 members

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John Rhys-Davies

Self / Narrator

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Elijah Wood

Self

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Hugo Weaving

Self

Directing

Peter Jackson

Self

Acting

Ian McKellen

Self

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Jock Ferguson

Self - William Wallace Re-enactor

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Jock Ferguson

Self - Scottish Historian

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Michael Drout

Self - Tolkien Expert

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Susan Doran

Self - Oxford University

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David Loades

Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I'

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Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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Tweed Roosevelt

Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson

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Michael Zuckerman

Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert

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Christopher Lee

Self

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Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

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Tsarina Alexandra

Self (archive footage)

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Richard Pipes

Self - Russian Historian

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Владимир Ленин

Self (archive footage)

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Lynette Nusbacher

Self - English Historian

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David Wenham

Self

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James M. McPherson

Self - Civil War Historian

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Writing

Philippa Boyens

Self - Co-Screenwriter

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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

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Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

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Bob Doe

Self - World War II RAF Pilot

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Gary Moulton

Self - Lewis and Clark Expert

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Billy Boyd

Self

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Orlando Bloom

Self

Acting

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

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Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

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Broughton Coburn

Self - Everest Expert

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Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay

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Sean Astin

Self

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Allen Counter

Self - Peary Expedition Historian

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Robert Peary Stafford

Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson

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