J.R.R. Tolkien

Name: J.R.R. Tolkien
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1998

1998· 0h 26m

Documentary

Directed by Julian Birkett

Reviews

Overview

This film tells the story of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist and author of many stories, including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Cast

Juliet Aubrey

Narrator (voice)

Chris Villiers

Reader (voice)

Rob Inglis

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Self (archive footage)

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