Directed by Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. Written by J.R.R. Tolkien   Romeo Muller   Cast Orson Bean ... Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice) Theodore Bikel ... Aragorn (voice) William Conrad ... Lord Denethor (voice) John Huston ... Gandalf (voice) Roddy McDowall ... Samwise Gamgee (voice) Theodore Gottlieb ... Gollum / Smeagol (voice) (as Theodore) Paul Frees ... Orc / Goblin / Uruk-Hai / Captain Shagrat / Lieutenant Snaga / Orc Sergeant / Lord Elrond (voice) Don Messick ... King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron (voice) John Stephenson ... Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - The Witch-King of Angmar (voice) Casey Kasem ... Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck (voice) Sonny Melendrez ... Peregrin 'Pippin' Took (voice) Nellie Bellflower ... Eowyn / Dernhelm (voice) Glenn Yarbrough ... The Minstrel (voice) Produced by Jules Bass   Arthur Rankin Jr.   Masaki Îzuka   Original Music by Maury Laws

Additional Info Premiere: May 11, 1980 DVD Release: September 11, 2001 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Topcraft Rankin/Bass Productions Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1980) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Telepictures Corporation   (1980) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1992) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Warner Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan / digitally remastered) Warner Home Video   (1995) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Warner Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2001) (USA) (VHS) (in Spanish) Warner Home Video   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2014) (USA) (DVD) Lorimar Telepictures   (1980) (USA) (TV) RCA (II)   (USA) (video) (CED VideoDisc) Solar Home Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Sony Video   (USA) (video) Warner Home Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Xenon Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.7 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,920 / 20,725 Site Ranking #5,916 Jack Frost (1979) #5,917 Spirit Untamed (2021) #5,918 Dark Cloud (2022) #5,919 Noise (2007) #5,920 The Return Of The King (1980) #5,921 The Water Man (2020) #5,922 Dance Of The Dead (2005) #5,923 Dead Space: Aftermath (2011) #5,924 A Return To Salem's Lot (1987)