Overview

A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.

Top Cast

John Rhys-Davies

Narrator (voice)

Peter Jackson

Self

Elijah Wood

Self

Ian McKellen

Self

Orlando Bloom

Self

Sean Astin

Self

Billy Boyd

Self

Philippa Boyens

Self

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

John Howe

Self

Alan Lee

Self