J.R.R. Tolkien

A fascinating portrait of the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion.

19980h 26mReleased

Documentary

Overview

This film tells the story of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist and author of many stories, including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

StatusReleased

Release Date1998-02-21

Runtime0h 26m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Videos

1 total

Clip

Tolkien BBC Documentary

Cast & Crew

Juliet Aubrey

as Narrator (voice)

Chris Villiers

as Reader (voice)

Rob Inglis

as The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

as Self (archive footage)

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J.R.R. Tolkien

Overview

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