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The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of epicfantasyadventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by English author J.

R. R. Tolkien. The films are titled identically to the three volumes of the novel: The Fellowship of the Ring (), The Two Towers (), and The Return of the King ().

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Produced and distributed by New Line Cinema with the co-production of WingNut Films, the films feature an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, and Sean Bean.

Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the films follow the hobbitFrodo Baggins as he and the Company of the Ring embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring to defeat its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. The Company eventually splits up and Frodo continues the ques