The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · 200 min.
Review
Machine-translated from Danish.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a satisfying conclusion to the film trilogy about the struggle between good and evil.
The pivots of the third film are, on the one hand, Frodo, Sam and Gollum's perilous journey towards Mount Doom and, on the other, the build-up to the decisive battle between men, elves, dwarves and hobbits on one side and Sauron's terrifying hordes on the other. The psychological drama within the trio, in which Gollum plays Frodo and Sam off against each other, is more fascinating to follow than the inevitable preparations for war.
"The Return of the King" has at least as much epic sweep and grandeur as the previous films in the trilogy, but like the second film it lacks the magic of the first.
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Cast
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Elijah Wood
Frodo Baggins
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Ian McKellen
Gandalf
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Liv Tyler
Arwen
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Viggo Mortensen
Aragorn
- S Sean Astin Sam
- C Cate Blanchett Galadriel
- J John Rhys-Davies Gimli
- B Bernard Hill King Theoden of Rohan
- B Billy Boyd Pippin
- D Dominic Monaghan Merry
- O Orlando Bloom Legolas
- H Hugo Weaving Elrond
- M Miranda Otto Eowyn
- D David Wenham Faramir
- K Karl Urban Eomer
- J John Noble Denethor
- A Andy Serkis Gollum
- I Ian Holm Bilbo Baggins
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Sean Bean
Boromir