THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 193
Release dates 01/12/2004, 19/11/2004, 01/05/2004, 17/12/2003
Ratings Info Contains intense battle violence and horror scenes
Director(s) Peter Jackson
Cast includes Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Andy Serkis
Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.
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12
Ratings info
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING is a fantasy adventure sequel in which the Hobbits, Frodo and Sam, continue on their quest to destroy the ring while war rages in Middle Earth.
- Violence
There are frequent scenes of intense battle violence between large armies, including sword fights, cavalry charges, the use of projectile weapons from bows and catapults, and various fantastical creatures such as trolls. While there are frequent moments in which characters are stabbed or slashed, horses are shot or trampled on, and characters are crushed by falling masonry, sight of blood and injury detail is limited throughout. In one sequence a man is set on fire, but this is not shown in detail. In another scene a character's finger is bitten off, with subsequent sight of blood on his hand but no graphic detail. There is also a scene of strangulation in which a character is killed.
- Threat
Frequent scenes of moderate threat and horror include characters being pursued and attacked by a giant spider, severed heads being catapulted into a city, characters experiencing nightmarish visions, and a man attempting to burn his son alive on a funeral pyre.
There are also scenes involving ghosts, which take the form of translucent decaying corpses, but they ultimately present no threat to the protagonists.
Details
- Title
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING
- Also known as
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS,THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
- Year
- 2003
- Formats
- DVD, Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Home Video Ltd,Entertainment in Video Ltd,R.N.I.B.,Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
- Classified date(s)
- 30/09/2016
- Main language
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF188639
Related work
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [Extended version] | Video | 252m 18s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 06/12/2004 |  12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [Theatrical version,Audio description] | Video | 192m 42s | R.N.I.B. | 12/11/2004 | 12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [Theatrical version] | Video | 192m 41s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 19/04/2004 | 12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [Theatrical version] | Video | 192m 42s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 11/03/2004 | 12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING | Film | 200m 54s | Entertainment Film Dists Ltd | 05/12/2003 |  12A |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING [Extended version] | Video | 252m 19s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 30/09/2016 | 12 |
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [TV SPOTS] | VideoTrailer | 6m 30s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 11/03/2004 |  PG |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS | VideoTrailer | 6m 21s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 26/02/2004 | PG |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING | VideoTrailer | 0m 53s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 26/02/2004 | PG |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING | VideoTrailer | 2m 44s | Entertainment in Video Ltd | 26/02/2004 | PG |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [Trailer 2] | FilmTrailer | 0m 59s | Entertainment Film Dists Ltd | 22/10/2003 | PG |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING | FilmTrailer | 2m 58s | Entertainment Film Dists Ltd | 10/09/2003 | PG |
Video
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING [Extended version] | VoD | 252m 18s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 30/10/2015 | 12 |
VAM
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING [Additional Material,Audio Commentary with the production/post-production team,Extended version] | Video | 252m 19s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 15/09/2016 | 12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING [Additional Material,Audio Commentary with the design team,Extended version] | Video | 252m 19s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 15/09/2016 | 12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING [Additional Material,Audio Commentary with members of the cast,Extended version] | Video | 252m 19s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 15/09/2016 | 12 |
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| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING [Additional Material,Audio Commentary with director Peter Jackson and writers,Extended version] | Video | 252m 19s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 15/09/2016 | 12 |
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