The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)- Production Details

Poster of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Synopsis

In mythic pre-historic times, a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a magic ring from his elderly cousin Bilbo. Wise to the powers that the magic ring holds, the dark Lord Sauron wants it, knowing it will enable him to enslave the people of Middle Earth. In his effort to thwart Sauron, Frodo recruits the fellowship of a wizard, an elf, a dwarf and others, on a mission to destroy the ring by casting it into the volcanic fires of Mount Doom, where it was made. However, the ring unleashes its own powers as a result of the struggle....

Production Details

In Theaters

  • December 19, 2001

MPAA Rating

PG 13 (for epic battle sequences / some scary images)

Genres

Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Adaptation

Run Time

2 hours 58 minutes

Distributors

New Line Cinema

Box Office

$313,837,568

Also Known As

  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Le Seigneur des anneaux (La communaute de l'anneau)
  • Lord of the Rings 1
  • Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Tales of Tolkien

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Matamata, New Zealand
  • Tongariro, New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Wellington, New Zealand

Produced In

New Zealand

Director