"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The film is the first installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis.

It premiered on 10 December 2001 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, and was then released on 19 December in the United States and on 20 December in New Zealand. The film was acclaimed by critics and fans alike, who considered it to be a landmark in film-making and an achievement in the fantasy film genre. It received praise for its visual effects, performances, Jackson's direction, screenplay, musical score, and faithfulness to the source material. It grossed over $880 million worldwide in its initial release, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2001 and the fifth highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release. Following subsequent reissues, it has as of 2021 grossed over $897 million. Like its successors, The Fellowship of the Ring is widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. The film received numerous accolades; at the 74th Academy Awards, it was nominated for thirteen awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects.

In 2007, the American Film Institute named it one of the 100 greatest American films in history, being both the most recent film and the only film released in the 21st century to make it to the list. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Two sequels, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, followed in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Cast

The film is noted for having an ensemble cast, and some of the cast and their respective characters include:

• Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
• Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
• Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn "Strider" Elessar II
• Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee
• Sean Bean as Boromir
• Billy Boyd as Peregrin Took
• Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc Brandybuck
• John Rhys-Davies as Gimli
• Orlando Bloom as Legolas Greenleaf
• Liv Tyler as Arwen Undómiel
• Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
• Christopher Lee as Saruman the White
• Hugo Weaving as Elrond
• Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins
• Andy Serkis as Gollum (voice/motion-capture),

The cast also includes:

• Sala Baker as Sauron the Deceiver
• Marton Csokas as Celeborn the Wise
• Lawrence Makoare as Lurtz, the commander of Saruman's Uruk-Hai forces.
• Craig Parker as Haldir, the leader of the Galadhrim warriors guarding the border of Lothlórien
• Mark Ferguson as Ereinion Gil-galad, the last Elven-King of the Noldor
• Peter McKenzie as Elendil the Tall, the last High King of Arnor and Gondor
• Harry Sinclair as Isildur, Elendil's son and Aragorn's ancestor, who originally defeated Sauron.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the full write-up at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring

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