The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring. (Reviews: Tolkien's trilogy likely to grab the brass `Ring').

A New Line Cinema release of a Wingnut Films production. Produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders. Executive producers, Mark Ordesky, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne. Co-producers, Rick Porras, Jamie Selkirk.

Directed by Peter Jackson. Screenplay, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. Camera (Deluxe color prints, widescreen), Andrew Lesnie; editor, John Gilbert; music, Howard Shore; production designer, Grant Major; art directors, (Peter) Joe Bleakley, Rob Otterside, Phil Ivey, Mark Robins; set decorator, Dan Hennah; costume designers, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor; special makeup, creatures, armor, miniatures, Taylor/WETA Workshop Ltd.; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel; digital visual effects, WETA Digital; conceptual designers, Alan Lee, John Howe; sound (SDDS/Dolby Digital/DTS), Hammond Peek, Ken Saville, Malcolm Cromie; supervising sound editor/co-designer, Ethan Van Der Ryn; supervising sound editor, Michael Hopkins; sound designer, David Farmer; associate producer, Ellen M. Somers; assistant director, Carolynne Cunningham; stunt coordinator, George Marshall Ruge; second unit directors, John Mahaffie, Geoff Murphy; second unit cameras, Allen Guilford, John Cavill, Simon Raby, Richard Bluck, Nigel Bluck, Alun Bollinger; casting, John Hubbard, Amy MacLean (U.K.), Victoria Burrows (U.S.), Liz Mullane (New Zealand), Ann Robinson (Australia). Reviewed at Raleigh Studios, L.A., Dec. 3, 2001. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 178 MIN.

 
Frodo Baggins        Elijah Wood 
Gandalf             Ian McKellen 
Arwen                  Liv Tyler 
Aragorn          Viggo Mortensen 
Sam                   Sean …