Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. Special features: Discs 1 & 2: four feature-length commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, the production and design teams, with more than 30 participants. Special features: Disc 3: The appendices part one - From book to vision: six documentaries covering J.R.R. Tolkien, the process of adapting the book into a screenplay and planning the film, designing and building Middle-earth, as well as a visit to Weta workshop with an up-close look at costumes, weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures created for the film; an interactive map of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship; galleries of art and accompanying slide shows with commentary by the artists; storyboards and previsualization sequences with film comparisons. Special features: Disc 4: The appendices part two - From vision to reality: 11 original documentaries covering the cast, principal photography, a day in the life of a hobbit, visual effects, post production, editing, music and sound and the release of the film; galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs. IMDA: PG. Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson ... [et al.] ; production designer, Grant Major. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee. In English or French, with optional subtitles in English. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.