The Return of the King
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The Return of the King

(1980)Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.98 minAnimation, Fantasy, Adventure

Frodo Baggins (Orson Bean), a small Hobbit with a ring he cannot put down, is still walking toward Mount Doom, where it has to be destroyed. His friend Samwise Gamgee (Roddy McDowall) goes with him, while Gandalf (John Huston) and the rest hold off Sauron's armies in a last battle. Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. made it as a hand-drawn, sung television film, picking up Tolkien's third volume after a brief recap of the first two.

Orson Beanas Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Roddy McDowallas Samwise Gamgee (voice)
John Hustonas Gandalf (voice)
Theodore Gottliebas Gollum (voice)
Casey Kasemas Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice)
Sonny Melendrezas Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice)
Theodore Bikelas Aragorn (voice)
William Conradas Lord Denethor (voice)
Don Messickas King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice)
Paul Freesas Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
John Stephensonas Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar (voice)
NBNellie Bellfloweras Eowyn / Dernhelm (voice)
Glenn Yarbroughas The Minstrel (voice)