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Where was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King filmed?

2003 film, directed by Peter Jackson.

  • New Zealand

The story is set in Middle-earth.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Middle-earth
Filmed in
New Zealand

About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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Released
2003
Director
Peter Jackson
Cast
Elijah WoodIan McKellenAndy SerkisViggo MortensenLiv TylerSean AstinCate BlanchettChristopher LeeDominic Monaghan
Genre
FantasyAdventure
Based on
The Return of the King
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Academy Award for Best Writing and 13 more

The story

The hobbit Déagol discovers the One Ring in a river while fishing with his cousin Sméagol.

Pippin looks into the palantír, seeing Sauron and a burning White Tree.

As Théoden gathers his army, Elrond tells Aragorn that Arwen is dying, having refused to leave Middle-earth.

Famous lines from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Salted pork?Gimli
  • My.. Precious..Sméagol
  • Gollum! Gollum! Gollum!Gollum
  • Give us that, Déagol, my love.Sméagol
  • Welcome, my lords! To Isengard!Merry

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