---
title: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Jackson'
released: '2003-12-01'
runtime_minutes: 200
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'New Zealand'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

2003 · PG-13 · 200 min · Fantasy, Adventure · New Zealand, United States

Part of: Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film series

## Synopsis

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2002's  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It has an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. Continuing the plot of the previous film, Frodo and Sam follow Gollum towards Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's intentions to betray the duo to take the Ring for himself, while Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and their allies join forces against Sauron and his legions from Mordor.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Andrew Lesnie](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lesnie)
- **Director:** [Peter Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jackson)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jackson), [Philippa Boyens](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippa-boyens), [Fran Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/fran-walsh)
- **Producer:** [Peter Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jackson), [Fran Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/fran-walsh), [Barrie M. Osborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/barrie-m-osborne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Editor:** [Jamie Selkirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-selkirk)

## Cast

- [Hugo Weaving](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-weaving) as Elrond
- [John Rhys-Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rhys-davies) as Gimli
- [Miranda Otto](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-otto) as Éowyn
- [John Noble](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-noble) as Denethor
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen) as Gandalf
- [Brad Dourif](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dourif) as Gríma Wormtongue
- [Alan Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-howard)
- [Orlando Bloom](https://cinepixo.com/people/orlando-bloom) as Legolas
- [Andrew Lesnie](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lesnie)
- [Sarah McLeod](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-mcleod)
- [Lawrence Makoare](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-makoare) as Witch-king of Angmar
- [Harry Sinclair](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-sinclair)
- [Dominic Monaghan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-monaghan) as Meriadoc Brandybuck
- [Billy Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-boyd) as Peregrin Took
- [Bruce Spence](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-spence) as Mouth of Sauron

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