The Making of 'The Return of the King'

1h 52m
Documentary
8.8

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born.

Cast

Peter Jackson
Self
Elijah Wood
Self
Sean Astin
Self
Viggo Mortensen
Self
Ian McKellen
Self
Andy Serkis
Self
Dominic Monaghan
Self
Billy Boyd
Self
John Noble
Self
David Wenham
Self
Miranda Otto
Self
Bernard Hill
Self
Orlando Bloom
Self
John Rhys-Davies
Self
Hugo Weaving
Self
Liv Tyler
Self
Cate Blanchett
Self
Karl Urban
Self
Ian Holm
Self
Sean Bean
Self
Lawrence Makoare
Self
Sarah McLeod
Self
Bruce Spence
Self
Richard Taylor
Self

Crew

Costa Botes
Director, Producer

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