---
title: 'The Lord of the Rings (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ralph Bakshi'
released: '1978-11-15'
runtime_minutes: 132
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Spain'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lord-of-the-rings-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077869/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lord of the Rings (1978)

1978 · PG · 132 min · Fantasy, Adventure · United Kingdom, Spain, United States


## Synopsis

The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated epic fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi from a screenplay by Chris Conkling and Peter S. Beagle. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien, adapting from the volumes The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of fantasy races—Hobbits, Men, an Elf, a Dwarf and a wizard—who form a fellowship to destroy a magical ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron, the titular main antagonist.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ralph Bakshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-bakshi)
- **Screenplay:** [J. R. R. Tolkien](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-r-r-tolkien), [Peter S. Beagle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-s-beagle), [Chris Conkling](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-conkling)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Rosenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rosenman)
- **Producer:** [Saul Zaentz](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-zaentz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Timothy Galfas](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-galfas)
- **Editor:** [Donald W. Ernst](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-w-ernst)

## Cast

- [Felix Silla](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-silla)
- [Georges Poujouly](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-poujouly)
- [Alan Tilvern](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-tilvern)
- [Henri Poirier](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-poirier)
- [Peter Risch](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-risch)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt) as Aragorn
- [Annette Crosbie](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-crosbie)
- [Philip Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-stone) as Théoden
- [Trey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/trey-wilson)
- [Peter Woodthorpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-woodthorpe) as Gollum
- [André Morell](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-morell) as Elrond
- [Mel Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-smith)
- [Fraser Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/fraser-kerr)
- [Angelo Rossitto](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rossitto)
- [Anthony Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-daniels) as Legolas

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