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Box office. $1.151 billion [ 4] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Denethor II, son of Ecthelion II, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's novel The Lord of the Rings. He was the 26th ruling Steward of Gondor, committing suicide in the besieged city of Minas Tirith during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields . Denethor is depicted as embittered and despairing as the forces of Mordor close in on Gondor.
The Return of the King. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. It was published in 1955. The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron . The volume was praised by literary figures ...
John Noble. John Noble (born 20 August 1948) [ 1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Denethor in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), and Dr. Walter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013). His other television credits include the supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017) and the ...
J.R.R. Tolkien, Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings Faramir was the son of Denethor, who became steward of Gondor a year after Faramir's birth. [T 2] His mother was Finduilas, daughter of Prince Adrahil of Dol Amroth; [T 1] she died when Faramir was five, and was to him "but a memory of loveliness in far days and of his first grief". [T 3] After her death Denethor became sombre, cold, and ...
In the United States, Houghton Mifflin published The Fellowship of the Ring on 21 October 1954, The Two Towers on 21 April 1955, and The Return of the King on 5 January 1956. [52] The Return of the King was especially delayed as Tolkien revised the ending and prepared appendices (some of which had to be left out because of space constraints ...
Minas Tirith J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium location In-universe information Type Fortified city ; capital of Gondor Ruler Kings and Stewards of Gondor Locations the Citadel, the Great Gate, Rath Dínen, the Tower of Ecthelion, the White Tree Location Gondor Lifespan Built S.A. 3320 Founder Anárion Minas Tirith is the capital of Gondor in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings ...
The Return of the King continued the series' critical success, with Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 93% of critics had given the film a positive review. [3] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times believed the film to be the best of the three, as it "certifies the Ring trilogy as a work of bold ambition at a time of cinematic timidity."