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Gollum really is a frog-like creature! (c) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

8. March 2024

Tolkien Before Jackson Part 3: The Rankin-Bass Adaptations

While Rankin-Bass is best-known to American audiences for their Christmas TV special Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, the company also produced a number of traditional animation films. Fantasy film experts may remember their adaption...

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22. July 2014

Rankin/ Bass Productions’ “The Hobbit” and “Return of the King” remastered – a review of “The Hobbit”

uly 22, 2014 sees the release of digitally remastered versions of Rankin/Bass Productions’ animated television specials “The Hobbit” and “The Return of the King”. Time to reevaluate how films brought Tolkien’s worlds to...

Tagged: Rankin

Tolkien Before Jackson Part 3: The Rankin-Bass Adaptations

Rankin/ Bass Productions’ “The Hobbit” and “Return of the King” remastered – a review of “The Hobbit”

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