The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King

The home video debut of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will follow the groundbreaking success of the multi-tiered platform releases of both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. A special extended edition of The Return of the King will be released at a later date.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the crowning glory of a truly unparalleled filmmaking achievement, said Stephen Einhorn, president and chief operating officer of New Line Home Entertainment. The two-DVD edition includes the award-winning theatrical epic as well as hours of behind-the- scenes bonus materials.

Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure of good versus evil, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will be released separately in both widescreen and fullscreen versions, each including a second disc offering hours of additional content. Disc Two will feature behind-the-scenes specials, featurettes, theatrical trailers, TV spots, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy supertrailer, a preview of the upcoming The Lord of the Rings- based video game from Electronic Arts and a link to exclusive online content about the motion picture trilogy.

• Best Picture Oscar Winner 2003.
• Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2003.
• Best Picture (Drama) Golden Globe Winner 2003.

Disc 1: The Feature

• Feature (200 minutes)
• Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film
• Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
• Stereo Surround Sound
• English subtitles and closed captions
• Spanish subtitles

EXTRA VIDEO CONTENT: Animated menus and select-a-scene

Disc 2: Special Features

• Bonus disc featuring hours of additional content.
• 3 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
• A Filmmaker's Jou­rney: Making The Return of the King
• National Geographic Special – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 6 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net
• Aragorn's Destiny
• Minas Tirith: Capital of Gondor
• The Battle of Pelennor Fields
• Samwise the Brave
• Eowyn: White Lady of Rohan
• Digital Horse Doubles
• Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
• The Battle for Middle-earth Continues – Video Games from EA

DVD-ROM Content:

Exclusive online content
Link to www.lordoftherings.net

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Critic Reviews:

• " The massive scope of this climactic chapter is once again awe-inspiring, entailing exceptional use of computer graphics, prosthetics and makeup, costuming, and sets. " – Mike Massie

• " The Return of the King is really the heart of this cinematic masterpiece. " – Sr. Rose Pacatte

• " At a whopping, hilarious, 4.20 duration for the extended version, Return of the King is the Oscar-winning, magnum opus of the franchise. " – Alex Casey