Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1617 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-08-30
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Number of discs: 6
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 542 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
This six-disc box set contains the three theatrical-release versions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy--that is, the films as they were originally seen in cinemas. The individual titles are all also available as separate two-disc sets: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

DVD Description
Contains the theatrical editions of all three films from the Lord Of The Rings trilogy: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return Of The King.

DVD Special Features:

The Fellowship Of The Ring:
Disc One:

• The Fellowship of the Ring original theatrical version (running time: 171 minutes approx.)

• 15 short behind-the-scenes pieces originally seen on the official Web site plus three substantial featurettes:
  Welcome to Middle-Earth - 16-minute Houghton Mifflin first look at the transition from page to screen, including an interview with Tolkien’s original publisher, Rayner Unwin
  Quest for the Ring - 20-minute Fox TV special with cast and crew interviews
  A Passage to Middle-Earth - 40-minute Sci-Fi Channel special examining many aspects of the production and how the creative team conceived the film’s look
  
• 10-minute Two Towers preview, including behind-the-scenes glimpses of Gollum and Helm’s Deep introduced by Peter Jackson
  
• 3-minute teaser for the four-disc Fellowship special edition
  
• Trailers
  
• Music video - May It Be by Enya
  
• Two Towers video game preview

The Two Towers:
Disc One:

• The Two Towers original theatrical version (running time: 179 minutes approx.)

• 2 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including:
  On the set – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  Return to Middle-earth
  
• 8 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net:
  Forces of Darkness
  Sounds of Middle-earth
  Edoras & Rohan Culture
  Creatures
  Gandalf the White
  Arms & Armor
  Helm’s Deep
  Gollum: Andy Serkis, Bay Raitt
  
• Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  
• Emiliana Torrini "Gollum Song" music video
  
• Short film by Sean Astin The Long and Short of It + behind-the-scenes "making of"
  
• Preview of Electronic Arts’ video game, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  
• An inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  
• DVD-ROM: Exclusive online content

The Return Of The King:
Disc One:

• The Return Of The King original theatrical version (running time: 3 hours 12 minutes approx.)

• A Journey Completed: A Director's Vision
  
• A Filmmaker's Journey: Making "The Return of the King"
  
• The National Geographic special feature
  
• Multiple Lordoftherings.net featurettes:
  Aragorn's Destiny feature
  Minas Tirith feature
  Battle of Pelennor Fields feature
  Samwise the Brave feature
  Eowyn, White Lady of Rohan feature
  Digital Horses feature
  
• Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
  
• Lord of the Rings Trilogy super trailer
  
• Closer look at Electronic Arts video games
  
• DVD-ROM: Lord of the Rings weblink

Special Features
The Fellowship Of The Ring:

• Audio: Dolby 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
  
• Interactive menu
  
• Scene access
  
• Region Code: 2
  
• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
  
• Subtitles: English
  
• Running Time (feature): 171 minutes approx.

The Two Towers:

• Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Wide Screen
  
• Region Code: 2
  
• Audio: Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround (English)/Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround (English)
  
• Animated menus
  
• Subtitles: English
  
• Running Time (feature): 179 minutes approx.)

The Return Of The King:

• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen transfer
  
• Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX track, English Dolby Surround 2.0 track
  
• Running Time (feature): 3 hours 12 minutes approx.
  
• Region Code: 2
  
• Subtitles: English, Spanish