2001. Directed by PETER JACKSON, novel by JRR TOLKIEN. TAGLINE : "The Legend Comes To Life!" - A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it. However, he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir, and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin, and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign. Nominated for THIRTEEN Academy Awards including BEST PICTURE, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Best Adapted Screenplay. WON FOUR OSCARs including Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score and Best Special Visual f/X. CAST includes Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Billy Boyd, Marton Csokas, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Peter Jackson, Alan Howard, Sala Baker, Mark Ferguson, Peter McKenzie, Sarah McLeod, Craig Parker. Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman) read "The Lord of the Rings" once a year until his death in 2015, and had done so since the year it was published. He was also the only member of the cast and crew ever to have met J.R.R. Tolkien.