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The Hobbit is a 1977 American animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass and animated by Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien ; it was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977.
The 1967 short animated film The Hobbit was the first film production of The Hobbit.It was directed by Gene Deitch in Czechoslovakia.American film producer William L. Snyder obtained the rights to the novel from the Tolkien estate very cheaply while it was still largely unknown, with the proviso that he produce a "full-colour film" by 30 June 1966, and immediately set about producing a feature ...
The first commercial adaptation of Tolkien's works was the Rankin/Bass animated television special The Hobbit (1977). The first theatrical adaptation was Ralph Bakshi's animated film The Lord of the Rings (1978). This was followed by the Rankin/Bass animated television film The Return of the King (1980). The first live-action adaptations were ...
The Hobbit calls him an elf-friend rather than an elf, one "who had both elves and heroes of the North for ancestors." [T 9] The Elvenking, king of the Mirkwood Elves. He held the dwarves captive. They were eventually freed by Bilbo. [T 10] (In The Hobbit he is only called "the Elvenking"; his name "Thranduil" is given in The Lord of the Rings ...
In the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit, Thorin is voiced by Hans Conried. [13] In the 1985 Soviet television play The Hobbit, Thorin was played by Anatoly Ravikovich. [14] In Peter Jackson's three-film adaptation of The Hobbit (2012–2014), Thorin is portrayed by Richard Armitage. [15]
November 24, 1977: 60 minutes A Flintstone Christmas: United States: Charles A. Nichols: Hanna-Barbera: Traditional: Television special: December 7, 1977: 48 minutes Gulliver's Travels: United Kingdom Belgium: Peter R. Hunt: Belvision: Traditional/Live action: Theatrical Live-action animated film: May 6, 1977: 80 minutes The Hobbit: United ...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Nori: Directed by Peter Jackson. Lego the Lord of the Rings: The Video Game: Sharku Video Game (Archive Footage) Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan: Himself TV series. Episode: "Cast of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'/Jesse Tyler Ferguson/Carmen Electra" 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Nori
Andrew Clement Serkis [1] [2] (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet ...