Directed by Peter Jackson Written by J.R.R. Tolkien   Fran Walsh   Philippa Boyens   Stephen Sinclair   Peter Jackson   Cast Bruce Allpress ... Aldor Sean Astin ... Sam John Bach ... Madril Sala Baker ... Man Flesh Uruk Cate Blanchett ... Galadriel Orlando Bloom ... Legolas Billy Boyd ... Pippin Jed Brophy ... Sharku / Snaga Sam Comery ... Eothain Brad Dourif ... Wormtongue Calum Gittins ... Haleth Bernard Hill ... Theoden Bruce Hopkins ... Gamling Paris Howe Strewe ... Theodred Christopher Lee ... Saruman Nathaniel Lees ... Ugluk John Leigh ... Háma Robbie Magasiva ... Mauhur Robyn Malcolm ... Morwen Ian McKellen ... Gandalf Dominic Monaghan ... Merry Viggo Mortensen ... Aragorn Miranda Otto ... Eowyn Craig Parker ... Haldir Bruce Phillips ... Rohan Soldier Robert Pollock ... Mordor Orc John Rhys-Davies ... Gimli / Voice of Treebeard Andy Serkis ... Gollum Olivia Tennet ... Freda Ray Trickitt ... Bereg (as Ray Trickett) Liv Tyler ... Arwen Karl Urban ... Eomer Stephen Ure ... Grishnakh Hugo Weaving ... Elrond David Wenham ... Faramir Elijah Wood ... Frodo Victoria Beynon-Cole ... Hero Orc Lee Hartley ... Hero Orc Phil Grieve ... Hero Orc (as Philip Grieve) Billy Jackson ... Cute Rohan Refugee Child Katie Jackson ... Cute Rohan Refugee Child Sean Bean ... Boromir (extended edition) Phillip Spencer-Harris ... Ranger 1 (extended edition) Timothy Lee ... Wildman (extended edition) John Noble ... Denethor (extended edition) Uncredited Cast Richard Alexander ... Uruk-hai Geoff Allen ... Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai Frazer Anderson ... Orc / Ranger Daniel Andrews ... Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Uruk-hai Ben Barrington ... Gondorian Soldier / Ranger / Orc Jarl Benzon ... Elven Warrior / Rohan Stable Boy Jørn Benzon ... Elven Warrior Owen Black ... Rivendell Elf Dorothy Anne Bonner ... Rohan Woman Ben Britton ... Elf Warrior / Man of Rohan Riley Brophy ... Cute Rohan Refugee Child Alistair Browning ... Damrod Alix Bushnell ... Rohan Refugee Sean Button ... Uruk-hai Ryan Carey ... Uruk-hai Robert Catto ... Elf Rodney Cook ... Uruk-hai Kelly Corbishley ... Rohan Refugee Tack Daniel ... Uruk-hai Augie Davis ... Uruk-hai Mana Hira Davis ... Gondorian Soldier / Harad Warrior / Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai Shane Dawson ... Harad Warrior / Uruk-hai Karlos Drinkwater ... Easterling Warrior Aron Eastwood ... Rohan Soldier Frank Edwards ... Rohan Man Clint Elvy ... Harad Warrior Alexia Fairbrother ... Elven Warrior Daniel Falconer ... Elven Warrior / Rivendell Elf David Gatward Ferguson ... Uruk-hai Siaosi Fonua ... Orc / Uruk-hai Kester Fordham ... Elf Warrior Michael Fowler ... Elf Ben Fransham ... Elven Warrior Frank Goldingham ... Rohan Refugee Winham Hammond ... Uruk-hai June Hancock ... Rohan Woman Jonathan Harding ... Elf Warrior Lucas Hayward ... Rohan Boy Dan Hennah ... Rohan Recruit Liz Hewson ... Fighting Elf / Rohan Refugee Paul Holmes ... Orc Jason Hood ... Theoden's Royal Guard Davey Hughes ... Rohan Soldier Lani Jackson ... Uruk-hai Peter Jackson ... Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier Gareth Jensen ... Elf Warrior Ralph Johnson ... Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai Are Manea Karati ... Harad Warrior Sam Kelly ... Elf Warrior / Uruk-hai Ron Kerkmeester ... Easterling / Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Rohan Soldier Richard Knowles ... Rohan Soldier Sandro Kopp ... Elven Warrior Sam La Hood ... Orc Pitmaster Greg Lane ... Berserker Torch-Bearer / Uruk-hai Don Langridge ... Rohan Guard Jaime Lawrence ... Elf / Rohan Refugee Michael Lawrence ... Wildman Alan Lee ... Rohan Recruit Cameron Lemon ... Rohan Refugee Lance Louez ... Orc / Uruk-hai Jono Manks ... Twilight Ringwraith (archive footage) Brent McIntyre ... Witch-king (archive footage) Dra McKay ... Rohan Woman Joseph Mika-Hunt ... Uruk-hai / Gondorian Soldier Arnold Montey ... Rohan Recruit Dean Morganty ... Haradrim Warrior / Ranger / Uruk-hai Henry Mortensen ... Rohan Boy Recruit Francis Mountjoy ... Elf / Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Uruk-hai Paul Norell ... Easterling James Ordish ... Rohan Boy Barrie M. Osborne ... Rock-throwing Rohan Soldier Wayne Phillips ... Captain of the Guards Nooroa Poa ... Uruk-hai Allan Poppleton ... Uruk-hai Gareth Reeves ... Fighting Elf Miranda Rivers ... Rohan Refugee Campbell Rousselle ... Tree-cutting Orc Nancy Ruck ... Rohan Refugee Child Matthew J. Saville ... Gondorian Soldier Jeremy Sciascia ... Harad Warrior Tony Shaw ... Rohan Man Samuel E. Shore ... Rohan Refugee, Elf Shaneel Sidal ... Orc Allan Smith ... Dead Marshes Elf Dianne Smith ... Rohan Woman Ken Stratton ... Easterling / Haradrim Warrior / Isengard Orc / Ranger / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai Sarah Thomas ... Rohan Refugee Marcus Thorne ... Featured Orc Robbie Titchener ... Easterling / Rohan Guard / Uruk-hai Greg Tozer ... Conscripting Rohan Soldier John Turner ... Orc / Rohan Soldier Piripi Waretini ... Uruk-hai Warrior Tim Wong ... Uruk-hai Hannah Wood ... Rohan Woman in Cave John Wraight ... Stable Hand Kelley Kerr Young ... Rohan Refugee Robert Young ... Uruk-hai Produced by Peter Jackson   Harvey Weinstein   Mark Ordesky   Barrie M. Osborne   Rick Porras   Jamie Selkirk   Robert Shaye   Fran Walsh   Bob Weinstein   Michael Lynne   Eric Monette   Original Music by Howard Shore

Additional Info Premiere: December 05, 2002 Theatrical Release: December 18, 2002 DVD Release: August 26, 2003 Blu-ray Release: April 06, 2010 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema (presents) WingNut Films (as A Wingnut Films production) The Saul Zaentz Company (licensor) (d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises) Distributors New Line Cinema   (2002) (USA) (theatrical) New Line Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2003) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2003) (USA) (VHS) New Line Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (Extended Edition) New Line Home Video   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Alliance Universal   (2006) (USA) (DVD) (extended edition) MGM Worldwide Television   (2006) (USA) (TV) (syndication) (for New Line Television) New Line Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (15-disc The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition) Warner Home Video   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector's Edition Box Set) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) The WB Television Network   (2005) (USA) (TV) Turner Classic Movies (TCM)   (2015) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #26 / 20,886 Site Ranking #22 The Godfather (1972) #23 The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) #24 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) #25 Se7en (1995) #26 The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) #27 Django Unchained (2012) #28 Inglourious Basterds (2009) #29 The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) #30 Batman Begins (2005)