Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- Japan, United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- gold
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- elves
- dwarf
- magic
- eagle
- dragon
- cartoon spider
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Orson Bean
Bilbo Baggins (voice)
John Huston
Gandalf the Grey (voice)
Hans Conried
Thorin (voice)
Richard Boone
Smaug (voice)
- Theodore Gottlieb — Gollum (voice)
- Otto Preminger — Elvenking (voice)
- Cyril Ritchard — Elrond (voice)
- Paul Frees — Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
- Don Messick — Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (voice)
- John Stephenson — Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (voice)
- Jack DeLeon — Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur (voi
- Glenn Yarbrough — The Balladeer (voice)
- Thurl Ravenscroft — Goblin (voice)
- Directed
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
- Written
- Romeo Muller
Production
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 · 377 ratings
- Studio
- Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1977 · You’re hereThe Hobbit
Where it starts.
The Return of the King
1980
If this stayed with you
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