The Return of the King (2003 film)
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | |
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 The theatrical poster | |
| 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 |
| IMDb profile | |
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.