PRINCIPAL CAST

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Ian Holm, Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Andy Serkis, Sylvester McCoy, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, Mark Hadlow, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Dean O'Gorman, Aidan Turner, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish

DIRECTOR

Peter Jackson

WRITER

Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, J.R.R. Tolkien

PRODUCER

Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham, Philippa Boyens

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Ken Kamins, Carolyn Blackwood, Toby Emmerich, Alan Horn

SYNOPSIS

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of 13 Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the Goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever...Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

BOX OFFICE

$303.0 Million

GENRE

Adventure/Fantasy

RATING

Rated PG-13
extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images. Extended Cut rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, frightening images and fleeting nudity

RUN TIME

160 Minutes

STUDIO

New Line