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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead...

19776.51h 17m

Overview

The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain.

Directed by Jules Bass
Written by J. R. R. Tolkien, Romeo Muller, Jules Bass
Produced by Jules Bass, Masaki Îzuka, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Bilbo Baggins (voice)

John Huston

John Huston

Gandalf the Grey (voice)

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Thorin (voice)

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Smaug (voice)

Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb

Gollum (voice)

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Elvenking (voice)

Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard

Elrond (voice)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)

Don Messick

Don Messick

Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (voice)

John Stephenson

John Stephenson

Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (voice)

Themes & Keywords

goldrobberybased on novel or bookelvesdwarfmagiceagledragoncartoon spider

About The Hobbit

The Hobbit is a family, fantasy, animation, adventure, tv movie film released in 1977 exploring themes of gold, robbery, based on novel or book, elves, dwarf, magic. Directed by Jules Bass, it stars Orson Bean, John Huston, Hans Conried. The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain.

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