Fantasy...beyond your imagination.
Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.
The Lord of the Rings (1978) is a adventure, animation and fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi, released on November 15, 1978 with a runtime of 2h 12m. It stars Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes and John Hurt. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 1,081 ratings.
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Christopher Guard
as Frodo (voice)
William Squire
as Gandalf (voice)
Michael Scholes
as Sam (voice)
John Hurt
as Aragorn (voice)
Simon Chandler
as Merry (voice)
Dominic Guard
as Pippin (voice)
Michael Graham Cox
as Boromir (voice)
Anthony Daniels
as Legolas (voice)
David Buck
as Gimli (voice)
Norman Bird
as Bilbo (voice)
Peter Woodthorpe
as Gollum (voice)
Fraser Kerr
as Saruman (voice)
Directed by Ralph Bakshi, written by Peter S. Beagle, J. R. R. Tolkien and Chris Conkling, produced by Nancy Eichler and Saul Zaentz.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 1,081 ratings.
I actually liked this one more than I assumed from the few things I had seen about it before. Seeing it independent of the Jackson Lord of the Rings movies: First off, being adapted from the books, the story and characters are classic and quite nice. Of course, considering they put two of three LotR book into just about two hours, there's a lot of the story's content missing. But I think the movies does a quite…
Reviewed on April 30, 2026
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The Lord of the Rings (1978) is available to stream on Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Lord of the Rings (1978) includes Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt and Simon Chandler. The film was directed by Ralph Bakshi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Lord of the Rings was released on November 15, 1978 and runs for 2h 12m.
The Lord of the Rings (1978) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 1,081 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, animation and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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