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starring: Orson Bean, John Huston, Brother Theodore, Cyril Ritchard, Richard Boonedirected by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790762579
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0790762579
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 11, 2001
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 11287
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1977
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy classic set in Middle-earth was adapted into this excellent 1978 animated feature first broadcast on television. Codirectors Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., working from a script by Romeo Muller, are faithful to Tolkien's story and for that alone they get big points. The vocal cast can't be improved upon: Orson Bean is perfect as Bilbo Baggins, the timorous hobbit who grows brave on his adventure with the wizard Gandalf (John Huston). Otto Preminger is the voice of Elvenking, Richard Boone is Smaug, Hans Conreid is Thorin, and Brother Theodore is very effective as the weird Gollum. Terrific for kids and adults alike. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Hobbit
Great companion movie for any Lord of the Ring movie lover. Its short, sweet and faithful to the book. Its just fun!
Rating:  - Not like I remember
I read this book when I was in the 9th grade and enjoyed it very much. Our teacher showed us this movie after reading the book and I enjoyed it too. Well I ordered this movie and wow, its not the way I remember. It's a lot of singing and rhyming and it just seems like the writers may have been under the influence when they made this. Its kind of weird now and I wasn't able to watch it all.
The seller was great and shipped fast.
Rating:  - It was my first viewing on TV...darned good!~!~!
I had been reading JRR Tolkein's works as I lay in a hospital recovering from a plane crash I was unlucky enough to survive as it introduced me to a life of pain at the age of 29 and I am 62 and w.o. stop I still suffer, w.o. being made "whole, by the MFG. of the 172 Skyhawk.
Nevertheless, I remember when this came on tv and Richard Boone played the voice of "Smaug" the dragon that had the village below in terror and kept it that way as the townsfolk would put up with him.
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Rating: - An Underrated Gem
This charming film worked its magic on me many a time when I was a little kid who understood neither its context nor its subtext. At the time I hadn't even heard of The Lord of the Rings, and I hadn't recognized the archetypal nature of Tolkein's universe. The movie was my first brush with elves, dwarfs, goblins, hobbits, and Gollum. I was fascinated. I could sense that The Hobbit was part of something larger, and there was something captivating about its tone from the opening narration.
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Rating: - adventures make one late for dinner
i was born in the early 80s, and one of my favorite childhood moments was watching this movie. back then i knew nothing of the lord of the rings trilogy or any of the novels. i remember renting this movie when several times when going over to spend the night at my grandparents. well seeing how im a huge fan of peter jackson's trilogy now, i decided to go back and watch this movie after what must be at least 18 years since i last saw it. the magic was still there and it brought back quite a bit of memories. ... Read More
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