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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
8.2
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0h 52m
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2003
Overview
Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.
Cast
![John Rhys-Davies pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fbfn4WvhGo2QKYtv5ynk7tKu7NnL.jpg&w=320&q=75)
John Rhys-Davies
Self / Narrator
![Elijah Wood pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F7UKRbJBNG7mxBl2QQc5XsAh6F8B.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Elijah Wood
Self
![Hugo Weaving pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Ft4ScpYIHlXVD41scEyiGdQDYflX.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Hugo Weaving
Self
![Peter Jackson pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FbNc908d59Ba8VDNr4eCcm4G1cR.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Peter Jackson
Self
![Ian McKellen pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F5cnnnpnJG6TiYUSS7qgJheUZgnv.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Ian McKellen
Self
![Jock Ferguson pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Jock Ferguson
Self - William Wallace Re-enactor
![Jock Ferguson pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Jock Ferguson
Self - Scottish Historian
![Michael Drout pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Michael Drout
Self - Tolkien Expert
![Susan Doran pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Susan Doran
Self - Oxford University
![David Loades pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
David Loades
Self - Author, 'Elizabeth I'
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Theodore Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
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Tweed Roosevelt
Self - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson
![Michael Zuckerman pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Michael Zuckerman
Self - Benjamin Franklin Expert
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Christopher Lee
Self
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Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
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