The Return of the King (2003 film)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Directed by	Peter Jackson
Produced by	Peter Jackson Michael Lynne Mark Ordesky Barrie M. Osborne Robert Shaye Fran Walsh Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein
Written by	J.R.R. Tolkien (original) Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
Starring	Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Sean Astin Viggo Mortensen
Music by	Howard Shore
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Editing by	Jamie Selkirk
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	December 17, 2003
Running time	201 min (theatrical) 263 min (extended edition)
Country	New Zealand
Language	English
Preceded by	The Two Towers
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The Return of the King is a 2003 film directed by Peter Jackson adapting the last book in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. The film made significant omissions, such as the omission of the battle in the Shire and death of Saruman (Saruman's death is shown in the extended edition, though it happens at Isengard instead of the Shire.)

The film won all 11 of the Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Art Direction/Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup, Best Music/Original Score, Best Music/Original Song, Best Picture, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects and Best Writing/Adapted Screenplay; the 11 Oscars is tied for the most by any film (along with Ben-Hur and Titanic) and the most by any film winning in every nominated category.