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The hobbit : an unexpected journey

Jackson, Peter, 1961- (director,, screenwriter,, producer.). Walsh, Fran, 1959- (screenwriter,, producer.). Boyens, Philippa, (screenwriter.). Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (screenwriter.). Cunningham, Carolynne, (producer.). Weiner, Zane, (producer.). Emmerich, Toby, (producer.). Kamins, Ken, (producer.). McKellen, Ian, (actor.). Freeman, Martin, 1971- (actor.). Armitage, Richard, 1971- (actor.). Nesbitt, James, 1965- (actor.). Stott, Ken, 1955- (actor.). Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Hobbit. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (production company.). New Line Cinema Corporation, (production company.). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, (production company.). WingNut Films (Firm), (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (publisher.).

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.'

Record details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012. Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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. 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
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images CHV rating: PG QFRB rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.