
The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain.
Cast

Orson Bean
Bilbo Baggins (voice)

John Huston
Gandalf the Grey (voice)

Hans Conried
Thorin (voice)

Richard Boone
Smaug (voice)

Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum (voice)

Otto Preminger
Elvenking (voice)

Cyril Ritchard
Elrond (voice)

Paul Frees
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)

Don Messick
Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (voice)

John Stephenson
Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (voice)
Jack DeLeon
Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur (voice)

Glenn Yarbrough
The Balladeer (voice)

Thurl Ravenscroft
Goblin (voice)
Crew

Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director, Producer, Production Design

Jules Bass
Director, Producer, Lyricist

Romeo Muller
Screenplay

J. R. R. Tolkien
Novel
Takashi Hisaoka
Storyboard Artist
Masaki Îzuka
Producer
Tsuguyuki Kubo
Animation Supervisor, Animation

Tooru Hara
Animation Coordinator
Kazuko Itooka
Animation
Hidetoshi Kaneko
Animation
Hidemi Kubo
Animation
Ikko Kobayashi
Animation
Tadakatsu Yoshida
Animation
Yukiyoshi Hane
Animation

Maury Laws
Original Music Composer, Songs

Glenn Yarbrough
Songs
Lester Abrams
Character Designer
Minoru Nishida
Background Designer
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