The hobbit : an unexpected journey

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Label

The hobbit : an unexpected journey

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures ; New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present ; a Wingnut Films production ; directed by Peter Jackson ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo Del Toro ; produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson

Title variation

Unexpected journey

Contributor

• McTavish, Graham,
• Olssen, Jabez,
• Emmerich, Toby,
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
• Holm, Ian, 1931-
• Weiner, Zane,
• Kircher, William,
• Cunningham, Carolynne,
• Blanchett, Cate, 1969-
• Serkis, Andy,
• Freeman, Martin, 1971-
• Finn, Neil, 1958-
• Hambleton, Peter, 1960-
• Turner, Aidan, 1983-
• Hunter, Stephen, (Actor),
• Callen, John, (Actor),
• Kamins, Ken,
• Tolkien, J. R. R., (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
• Nesbitt, James, 1965-
• Warner Home Video (Firm),
• Humphries, Barry, 1934-
• Armitage, Richard, 1971-
• Shore, Howard,
• Jackson, Peter, 1961-
• Bennett, Manu, 1969-
• Hennah, Dan,
• Wood, Elijah, 1981-
• Walsh, Fran, 1959-
• Brophy, Jed,
• McKellen, Ian,
• Lesnie, Andrew, 1956-2015,
• Maskrey, Ann,
• Lee, Christopher, 1922-2015,
• Hadlow, Mark,
• Weaving, Hugo, 1960-
• Buck, Bob, (Costume designer),
• Stott, Ken, 1955-
• Brown, Adam, 1980-
• New Line Cinema Corporation,
• Pace, Lee, 1979-
• Taylor, Richard, (Special effects designer),
• Stevens, Conan,
• O'Gorman, Dean,
• WingNut Films (Firm),
• Boyens, Philippa,
• Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
• Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-
• Thomas, Jeffrey, 1945-
• McCoy, Sylvester, 1943-
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),

Actor

• McTavish, Graham,
• Holm, Ian, 1931-
• Kircher, William,
• Blanchett, Cate, 1969-
• Serkis, Andy,
• Freeman, Martin, 1971-
• Hambleton, Peter, 1960-
• Turner, Aidan, 1983-
• Hunter, Stephen, (Actor),
• Callen, John, (Actor),
• Nesbitt, James, 1965-
• Humphries, Barry, 1934-
• Armitage, Richard, 1971-
• Bennett, Manu, 1969-
• Wood, Elijah, 1981-
• Brophy, Jed,
• McKellen, Ian,
• Lee, Christopher, 1922-2015,
• Hadlow, Mark,
• Weaving, Hugo, 1960-
• Stott, Ken, 1955-
• Brown, Adam, 1980-
• Pace, Lee, 1979-
• Stevens, Conan,
• O'Gorman, Dean,
• Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
• Thomas, Jeffrey, 1945-
• McCoy, Sylvester, 1943-

Composer

• Shore, Howard,

Costume designer

• Maskrey, Ann,
• Buck, Bob, (Costume designer),
• Taylor, Richard, (Special effects designer),

Director

• Jackson, Peter, 1961-

Director of photography

• Lesnie, Andrew, 1956-2015,

Editor of moving image work

• Olssen, Jabez,

Performer

• Finn, Neil, 1958-

Producer

• Emmerich, Toby,
• Weiner, Zane,
• Cunningham, Carolynne,
• Kamins, Ken,
• Jackson, Peter, 1961-
• Walsh, Fran, 1959-

Production company

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
• New Line Cinema Corporation,
• WingNut Films (Firm),
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),

Production designer

• Hennah, Dan,

Publisher

• Warner Home Video (Firm),

Screenwriter

• Jackson, Peter, 1961-
• Walsh, Fran, 1959-
• Boyens, Philippa,
• Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-

Subject

• Good and evil -- Fiction
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Tolkien, J. R. R., (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
• Fiction films
• Hobbits (Fictitious characters)
• Baggins, Bilbo (Personaje literario)
• Wizards
• Film adaptations
• Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Drama
• Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
• Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character)
• Treasure troves
• Fiction films
• Baggins, Bilbo -- Fiction
• Treasure troves -- Drama
• Feature films
• Drama
• Dwarfs -- Fiction
• Feature films
• Baggins, Bilbo -- Drama
• Action and adventure films
• Hobbits (Fictitious characters) -- Drama
• Fantasy films
• Film adaptations
• Dragons -- Fiction
• Wizards -- Drama
• Dwarfs -- Drama
• Hobbits (Personaje literarios)
• Tolkien, J. R. R., (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Film adaptations
• Dwarfs
• Action and adventure films
• Fantasy films
• Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Wizards -- Fiction

Genre

• Feature films
• Fiction
• trueFilm adaptations
• Action and adventure films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• trueDrama
• Fantasy films
• Fiction films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes possession of the 'One ring.' Includes bonus features

Related

• New Zealand, home of Middle-Earth

Cataloging source

DVACP

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; production designer, Dan Hennah ; edited by Jabez Olssen ; costume designers, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor, Bob Buck ; music composed, orchestrated & conducted by Howard Shore ; armour, weapons, creatures and special makeup, Richard Taylor ; featuring "Song of the Lonely Mountain" performed by Neil Finn ; executive producers, Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins, Carolyn Blackwood

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images

Language note

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English SDH, French or Spanish ; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.H633 2013

PerformerNote

Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Sylvester McCoy, Barry Humphries, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Aidan Turner, Dean O'Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Manu Bennett, Conan Stevens, Jeffrey Thomas, Mike Mizrahi

Runtime

169

Series statement

Hobbit Part 1

Target audience

general

Technique

live action