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The Hobbit

Name: The Hobbit
Director: Jules Bass
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, TV Movie
Released: 1977
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Orson Bean, John Huston, Hans Conried, Richard Boone, Theodore Gottlieb

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.

1977 · Directed by Jules Bass · 77 min · Family · Fantasy · Animation · Adventure · TV Movie · 14 frames

Tagline

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead...

Crew

Screenplay: Romeo Muller
Music: Maury Laws
Production design: Arthur Rankin Jr.
Produced by: Jules Bass, Masaki Îzuka, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Cast

Orson Bean as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
John Huston as Gandalf the Grey (voice)
Hans Conried as Thorin (voice)
Richard Boone as Smaug (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb as Gollum (voice)
Otto Preminger as Elvenking (voice)
Cyril Ritchard as Elrond (voice)
Paul Frees as Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Don Messick as Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (voice)
John Stephenson as Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (voice)

Production

Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft
Budget: $3,000,000
Themes: gold, robbery, based on novel or book, elves, dwarf, magic, eagle, dragon, cartoon spider, hobbit

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