The Lord of the rings. The fellowship of the ring
(DVD)

Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Prequel to: Lord of the Rings: the two towers and Lord of the Rings: the return of the king.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.

Special features: Disc 2: Welcome to Middle-earth : Houghton Mifflin in-store special; Quest for the ring : FOX TV special; A passage to Middle-earth : SCI-FI channel special; lordoftherings.net featurettes (Finding Hobbiton, Hobbiton comes alive, Believing the world of Bree, Ringwraiths : the fallen kings, Rivendell : the Elven refuge, Languages of Middle-earth, Two wizards, Music of Middle-earth, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler, Ian McKellen, Weathertop : the windy hill); Theatrical trailers; TV spots; Enya "May It Be" music video; Special extended DVD edition preview; Behind the scenes preview of "The Two Towers"; "The Two Towers" video game preview by EA.

Educational and home use only.

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-Earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

MPAA rating: PG-13 ; Epic battle sequences and some scary images ; Supplemental material not rated.

In English with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards, 2001: Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie); Best Music, Original Score (Howard Shore); Best Effects, Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel); Best Makeup (Peter Owen, Richard Taylor).