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The Hobbit (1977)

The Hobbit

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1h 17m

Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musicals

November 27th, 1977

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Synopsis

Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...

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Cast

Orson Bean
Bilbo Baggins
Richard Boone
Smaug
Hans Conried
Thorin Oakenshield
John Huston
Gandalf The Grey
Otto Preminger
The Elvenking
Cyril Ritchard
Elrond
Theodore Gottlieb
Gollum
Paul Frees
Bombur
Jack DeLeon
Dwalin
Don Messick
Balin
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jules Bass
producer
Arthur Rankin Jr.
producer
Masaki Îzuka
associate producer
(as Masaki Iizuka)
Full cast & crew

Writers

J.R.R. Tolkien
novel
Romeo Muller
adapted for the screen by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Based on the original version of the Hobbit.
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead...

Keywords

soldier
revenge
battle
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Country of Origin

United States of America
Japan

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 13th, 1978 (Brazil)
July 15th, 1978 (Japan)
November 27th, 1977 (Portugal) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Hobbit (original title)
El Hobbit (Argentina)
The Hobbit (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Topcraft studios, Tokyo, Japan (animation work)
USA

Running Times

77 min
90 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Topcraft
Rankin/Bass Productions
ABC Video Enterprises

Distribution Companies

RCA (II) (United States of America) (CED VideoDisc)
Warner Home Video (United States of America)
Warner Home Video (United States of America) (pan and scan / digitally remastered)
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