# The Lord of the Rings (1978)

> Ralph Bakshi’s experimental animated adaptation turns Tolkien’s Fellowship quest into a dark, visually audacious journey through Middle-earth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/93

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
- Director: Ralph Bakshi
- Cast: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, Anthony Daniels
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077869/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: dark, foreboding, mythic, fantasy movie night, animation retrospective

## Movies like The Lord of the Rings

- [The Flight of Dragons (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/16390)
- [The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/32928)
- [The Plague Dogs (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/18629)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/91)
- [Fire and Ice (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/8953)
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/92)
- [Watership Down (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/6743)
- [The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/39234)
- [Heavy Traffic (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/18995)
- [The Return of the King (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/901)

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