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The Return of the King has helped The Lord of the Rings franchise to become the highest-grossing motion picture trilogy worldwide of all time with over $2.9 billion, beating other notable series such as the original Star Wars Trilogy, and became New Line's highest grossing release. [80]
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.
Elvis' former wife Priscilla, family friend Jerry Schilling and others discuss details, including some personal experience, concerning the triumpant comeback performance for Elvis which aired on national television on December 3, 1968 and proved to be a gamble, but would result in his music career being revived following a long period of being more recognized for acting in feature films.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the soundtrack for the 2003 epic fantasy adventure film of the same name. The score was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and the London Oratory School Schola. [1] The soundtrack was released on 25 ...
The Return of the King (also known as The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits) is a 1980 American-Japanese animated musical fantasy television film created by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft. It is an adaptation of part of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1955 high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.
The estate is owned by Lord and Lady Carnarvon and has been used as a top filming location for at least four decades. Prior to Downton, Highclere Castle provided the settings for projects such as ...
Thorin's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel The Return of the King, and in Unfinished Tales. Commentators have noted that Thorin is Old Norse both in name and character, being surly, illiberal, [ 1 ] independent, proud, aristocratic, and like all Dwarves greedy for gold.
Joyous Gard (French Joyeuse Garde and other variants) is a castle featured in the Matter of Britain literature of the legend of King Arthur. It was introduced in the 13th-century French Prose Lancelot as the home and formidable fortress of the hero Lancelot after his conquest of it from the forces of evil.