J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1976 epic high fantasy adventure film, directed and produced by John Boorman and written alongside Rospo Pallenberg. The film tells the story of Hobbit Frodo Baggins who learns that a mysterious ring from his Uncle Bilbo Baggins is in fact the legendary, One Ring forged by the evil Sauron.

Cast

 * Paul McCartney as Frodo Baggins - A young Hobbit from the Shire and the nephew of Bilbo Baggins who is forced to go on a quest to destroy the One Ring, before its master Sauron and reclaim it and rule Middle Earth.
 * Ringo Starr as Samwise "Sam" Gamgee - Frodo's gardener and best friend who becomes his most trusted companion during the quest to destroy the One Ring.
 * John Lennon as Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck -
 * George Harrison as Peregrin "Pippin" Took -
 * John Huston as Gandalf - A wise and powerful Wizard and good friend to Frodo and Bilbo.
 * Nigel Terry as Aragorn Elessar - A Ranger and Warrior who is a friend of Gandalf's who is secretly the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Gondor.
 * Nicholas Clay as Legolas Greenleaf - An Elf from the Woodland Realm.
 * Gabriel Byrne as Boromir - The son of Denethor and warrior of Gondor.
 * Kenny Baker as Gimli - A Dwarf and the son of Bilbo's old traveling companion Gloin.
 * Raquel Welch as Galadriel -
 * Klaus Kinski as Gollum - A Hobbit who found the One Ring centuries before Frodo and Bilbo's births. He found it whilst fishing with his best friend Deagol who found the Ring, becoming obsessed with it he then killed Deagol and took it. After being banished by his people he wandered until he hid in the Misty Mountains
 * Alec Guinness as Bilbo Baggins - Frodo's uncle who found the One Ring during his travels with the Dwarves. At Gandalf's request he gives the Ring to Frodo and leaves the Shire to live with the Elves in Rivendell. At the end of the film he departs with Frodo, Gandalf, Elrond, Arwen and Galadriel for the Undying Lands.
 * Herbert Lom as Lord Elrond - An Elf and the Lord of the Elven town of Rivendell.
 * Charleton Heston as King Théoden - The King of the Kingdom of Rohan.
 * Judi Bowker as Éowyn - The daughter of Théoden and the love interest of Aragorn
 * Harry Hamlin as Éomer - The son of Théoden and brother of Éowyn
 * Linda Blair as Arwen - The 13 year daughter of Elrond, the Elf Lord of Rivendell.
 * Roddy McDowall as Saruman - A wizard who was formerly known as Saruman the White until he betrayed Gandalf and the Elves and allied himself with Sauron. After joining Sauron he changed his name to Saruman of Many Colours.
 * Peter Cushing as Denethor - The Stewart of Gondor and the father of Boromir.
 * Mick Jager as Sauron - The infamous Dark Lord who forged the One Ring thousands of years ago in Mount Doom.
 * Vincent Price as the Witch King of Angmar - Sauron's most deadliest servant
 * Pat Roach as Ringwraith/Orc/Cave Troll/Mordor Giant/Balrog -
 * Claude Akins as Ringwraith/Orc/ Mordor Giant -
 * TBA as Proudfeet -
 * TBA as Sam's Girlfriend -
 * TBA as Performer 1 -
 * TBA as Performer 2
 * TBA as Performer 3 -

Differences from the books
Because the novel was compressed into one film, many characters and plot devices were cut:


 * Tom Bombadil, several Elven characters, Treebeard and the Ents, the Eagles and Faramir were omitted.
 * The village of Bree was cut, instead Aragorn meets the Hobbits in a wasteland.
 * Arwen isn't Aragorn's love interest, instead she is portrayed as a 13 year old spiritual guide for the fellowship.
 * Gimli is put into a hole by Gandalf
 * Theoden is the father of Eomer and Eowyn rather than their uncle.