The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Many Tolkien fans were disappointed that this film only covered the first two books, and by how some major characters and events were cut from the film. When Saul Zaentz told Ralph Bakshi that he will not allow the film to have a sequel, Rankin and Bass made an animated ... ...
Sam:
Woah, Sam Gamgee, your legs are too short, so use your head!
Sam:
Nim, nim, nim, nim, nim... the boats!
Celeborn's name is mispronounced ("Seleborn" instead of "Keleborn").
English, Sindarin
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