The Hobbit (1977)

Genre: Animation; Family; Fantasy

Studio: Warner Bros.

Cast: Orson Bean as Bilbo Baggins; Brother Theodore as Gollum; John Huston as Gandalf the Grey; Paul Frees as Bombur; Otto Preminger as Elvenking; Cyril Ritchard as Elrond; Don Messick as Balin; John Stephenson as Dori; Richard Boone as Smaug; Hans Conried as T

Color

Langauge: English

Director: Jules Bass; Arthur Rankin Jr.

Producer: Jules Bass; Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien; Romeo Muller

Bilbo Baggins (Orson Bean) is a simple hobbit until the day Gandalf (John Huston) arrives. After that he sets out of a great adventure to Lonely Mountain with a hand full of dwarves to reclaim their mines from the dragon Smaug (Richard Boone). On the way the are almost eaten by trolls, attacked and captured by goblins, flown over a forest in the claws of eagles, almost eaten by spiders, and captured by wood-elves. In the midst of all this Bilbo is separated from the dwarves and finds himself in a cave with Gollum (Brother Theodore). Gollum possesses a magic ring, which Bilbo finds and steals. Eventually they reach the dragons layer and a grand finale that brings all the characters to one place ensues.

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