Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

52min

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

Production Companies

National Geographic

New Line Cinema

Cast

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Self / Narrator
Jock Ferguson

Jock Ferguson

Self - William Wallace Re-enactor
Jock Ferguson

Jock Ferguson

Self - Scottish Historian
Michael Drout

Michael Drout

Self - Tolkien Expert
Susan Doran

Susan Doran

Self - Oxford University
David Loades

David Loades

Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I'
Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)
Tweed Roosevelt

Tweed Roosevelt

Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson
Michael Zuckerman

Michael Zuckerman

Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert
Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)
Tsarina Alexandra

Tsarina Alexandra

Self (archive footage)
Richard Pipes

Richard Pipes

Self - Russian Historian
Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)
Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher

Self - English Historian
James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson

Self - Civil War Historian
Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Self - Co-Screenwriter
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)
Bob Doe

Bob Doe

Self - World War II RAF Pilot
Gary Moulton

Gary Moulton

Self - Lewis and Clark Expert
Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)
Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)
Broughton Coburn

Broughton Coburn

Self - Everest Expert
Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Self - Son of Tenzing Norgay
Allen Counter

Allen Counter

Self - Peary Expedition Historian
Robert Peary Stafford

Robert Peary Stafford

Self - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson

Release date

12th Dec 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English