The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Directed by	Peter Jackson
Screenplay by	Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
Based on	The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
Produced by	Barrie M. Osborne Peter Jackson Fran Walsh
Starring	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 Andy Serkis Marton Csokas Craig Parker Lawrence Makoare
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Edited by	Jamie Selkirk
Music by	Howard Shore
Production companies	New Line Cinema WingNut Films
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	22 December 2001 (2001-12-22)
Running time	181 minutes
Countries	New Zealand United States
Language	English
Budget	$94 million
Box office	$804 million

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 fantasy epic movie directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first part to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It got nominated for 14 Academy Awards.

Cast

• Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
• Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
• Liv Tyler as Arwen
• Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
• Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee
• Billy Boyd as Pippin Took
• Dominic Monaghan as Merry Brandybuck
• Orlando Bloom as Legolas
• Craig Parker as Haldir
• Sean Bean as Boromir
• Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins
• Hugo Weaving as Elrond
• Marton Csokas as Celeborn
• Cate Blanchett as Lady Galadriel
• Andy Serkis as Gollum
• Christopher Lee as Saruman the White
• Lawrence Makoare as Lurtz
• Harry Sinclair as Isildur
• Bret McKenzie as Figwit
• Peter McKenzie as Elendil