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The Return of the King (TV Movie 1980) Poster

(1980 TV Movie)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writing Credits  

J.R.R. Tolkien ... (novels)
 
Romeo Muller ... (adapted for the screen)

Cast (in credits order)  

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 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 ... producer
Arthur Rankin Jr. ... producer
Masaki Îzuka ... associate producer (as Masaki Iizuka)

Music by 

Maury Laws

Production Design by 

Arthur Rankin Jr.

Sound Department 

Tom Clack ... sound effects
John Curcio ... sound recordist
Bob Elder ... sound recordist
Dave Iveland ... sound recordist
John Richards ... sound recordist

Animation Department 

Lester Abrams ... character designer
Tôru Hara ... animation coordinator (as Toru Hara)
Ikkô Kobayashi ... animator (as Kazuyuki Kobayashi)
Hidemi Kubo ... animator
Tsuguyuki Kubo ... character designer
Minoru Nishida ... background designer
Kôichi Sasaki ... animation director
Katsuhisa Yamada ... animation director
Tadakatsu Yoshida ... animator

Music Department 

Jules Bass ... lyricist
Bernard Hoffer ... conductor / music arranger
Maury Laws ... conductor / music arranger
Lois Winter ... choral director
Paul Frees ... chorus (uncredited) / featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft ... chorus (uncredited)
Glenn Yarbrough ... featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Thomas Bush ... production assistant
Tsuguyuki Kubo ... continuity design

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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