The hobbit [videorecording] : an unexpected journey / New Line Cinema ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ; a Wingnut Films production ; produced by Carolynne Cunningham ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Fran Walsh ... [et al.] ; directed by Peter Jackson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. "Based on the enduring masterpiece The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien"--Container. Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner.
Summary:
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes possession of the 'One Ring.'.
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