THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS

Year: 2002
Reference: F80810
Media type: Moving image

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Year: 2002
Reference: F80810
Media type: Moving image

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Place of production: United States of America, New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories: Feature
Duration: 2:59:00
Production company: New Line Cinema, Wingnut Films
Credits: Director: Peter Jackson
Writing: J R R Tolkien
Writing: Frances Walsh
Writing: Philippa Boyens
Writing: Stephen Sinclair
Writing: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood
Cast: Ian McKellen
Cast: Liv Tyler
Cast: Viggo Mortensen
Cast: Sean Astin
Cast: Cate Blanchett
Cast: John Rhys-Davies
Cast: Bernard Hill
Cast: Christopher Lee
Cast: Billy Boyd
Cast: Dominic Monaghan
Cast: Orlando Bloom
Cast: Hugo Weaving
Cast: Miranda Otto
Cast: David Wenham
Cast: Brad Dourif
Cast: Andy Serkis
Cast: Karl Urban
Cast: Craig Parker
Cast: Bruce Allpress
Cast: John Bach
Cast: Sala Baker
Cast: Jed Brophy
Cast: Sam Comery
Cast: Calum Gittins
Cast: Bruce Hopkins
Cast: Paris Howe Strew
Cast: Nathaniel Lees
Cast: John Leigh
Cast: Robbie Magasiva
Cast: Robyn Malcolm
Cast: Bruce Phillips
Cast: Robert Pollock
Cast: Olivia Tennet
Cast: Ray Trickett
Cast: Stephen Ure
Cast: Billy Jackson
Cast: Katie Jackson
Cast: Hannah Wood
Cast: Sean Bean
Cast: Paul Holmes
Cast: Peter Jackson
Cast: Henry Mortensen
Cast: John Noble
Cast: Denethor
Cast: Piripi Waretini
Producer: Peter Jackson
Executive Producer: Michael Lynne
Executive Producer: Mark Ordesky
Producer: Barrie M Osborne
Co-Producer: Rick Porras
Co-Producer: Jamie Selkirk
Executive Producer: Robert Shaye
Producer: Frances Walsh
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Original Music: Howard Shore
Original Music: Frances Walsh
Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie
Film Editing: Michael Horton
Film Editing: Jabez Olssen
Film Editing: Loren Squires
Casting: Victoria Burrows
Casting: John Hubbard
Casting: Amy MacLean
Casting: Liz Mullane
Casting: Ann Robinson
Production Design: Grant Major
Art Direction: Joe Bleakley
Art Direction: Dan Hennah
Art Direction: Philip Ivey
Art Direction: Rob Outterside
Art Direction: Christian Rivers
Art Direction: Mark Robins
Art Direction: Byalan Lee
Costume Design: Ngila Dickson
Costume Design: Richard Taylor
Costume Design: Peter King
Costume Design: Makeup Designer
Production Management: Carla Fry
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Marc Ashton
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Richard A Barker
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Guy Campbell
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Carolynne Cunningham
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Eric Houghton
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: John Mahaffie
Second Unit Director: Geoff Murphy
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Guy Norris
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Liz Tan
Second Unit Director Or Assistant Director: Simon Warnock
Art Department: Jules Cook
Art Department: Chris Hennah
Art Department: John Howe
Art Department: Alan Lee
Art Department: Victoria McKenzie
Art Department: Kirsty Patterson
Art Department: Ben Pringle
Sound Department: Narelle Ahrens
Sound Department: Ray Beentjes
Sound Department: James Bellamy
Sound Department: Christopher Boyes
Sound Department: Brent Burge
Sound Department: Jason Canovas
Sound Department: Gethin Creagh
Sound Department: Corrin Ellingford
Sound Department: David Farmer
Sound Department: Malcolm Fife
Sound Department: Mark Franken
Sound Department: Michael Hedges
Sound Department: Mike Hopkins
Sound Department: Grant Johnson
Sound Department: Sonal Joshi
Sound Department: John Kurlander
Sound Department: Martin Kwok
Sound Department: John McKay
Sound Department: Peter Mills
Sound Department: Jo Mion
Sound Department: Raphaēl Mouterde
Sound Department: Martin Oswin
Sound Department: Hammond Peek
Sound Department: Jason Poss
Sound Department: Michael Price
Sound Department: Matt Rocker
Sound Department: Fabian Sanjurjo
Sound Department: Ken Saville
Sound Department: Michael Semanick
Sound Department: Nigel Stone
Sound Department: Matt Stutter
Sound Department: Gary Summers
Sound Department: Craig Tomlinson
Sound Department: Der Ryn
Sound Department: Chris Ward
Sound Department: Dave Whitehead
Sound Department: Mark Willsher
Sound Departmentsound Departmentsound Department: Chris Winter
Sound Department: Toby Wood
Sound Department: Steve Browell
Sound Department: Wendy Czajkowsky
Special Effects By: Mike Asquith
Special Effects By: Felix Balbas
Special Effects By: David Barson
Special Effects By: Mike H G Bates
Special Effects By: Clare Beaton
Special Effects By: Norman Cates
Special Effects By: Rich E Cordobes
Special Effects By: Rebecca Downes
Special Effects By: Blair Foord
Special Effects By: John Harding
Special Effects By: Kayne Horsham
Special Effects By: Ray Massa
Special Effects By: Fiona McDonald
Special Effects By: Shane McEwan
Special Effects By: James L Millington
Special Effects By: Chad Moffitt
Special Effects By: Mike Morasky
Special Effects By: Milton Ngan
Special Effects By: Tomek Piatek
Special Effects By: Bay Raitt
Special Effects By: Jason Schleifer
Special Effects By: Carlos Slater
Special Effects By: Mike Stringer
Special Effects By: Tim Wigmore
Special Effects By: Joyce Young
Special Effects By: Alain De Zilva
Special Effects By: Zilva
Visual Effects By: Dan Abrams
Visual Effects By: Holly Acton
Visual Effects By: Matt Aitken
Visual Effects By: Robin Akin
Visual Effects By: Colin Alway
Visual Effects By: John B Anderson
Visual Effects By: Elisabeth Arko
Visual Effects By: Cheryl Bainum
Visual Effects By: Richard Baneham
Visual Effects By: Peter Baustaedter
Visual Effects By: Kelly Bechtle-Woods
Visual Effects By: Miles Bellas
Visual Effects By: Laurent Ben-Mimoun
Visual Effects By: Kyla Bendall
Visual Effects By: Jill Berger
Visual Effects By: Patrick Bergeron
Visual Effects By: Jim Berney
Visual Effects By: Nick Booth
Visual Effects By: Ben Britton
Visual Effects By: Max Bruce
Visual Effects By: Stephen A Buckley
Visual Effects By: Delphine Buratti
Visual Effects By: Chris Burn
Visual Effects By: Greg Butler
Visual Effects By: Julian R Butler
Visual Effects By: Andrew Camenisch
Visual Effects By: Paul Campion
Visual Effects By: Dave Cardwell
Visual Effects By: Alan Chan
Visual Effects By: Glen Christie
Visual Effects By: Benjamin Cinelli
Visual Effects By: Brad W Clark
Visual Effects By: Craig Clarke
Visual Effects By: John Clinton
Visual Effects By: Dan Cobbett
Visual Effects By: Tony Cole
Visual Effects By: Randall William Cook
Visual Effects By: Shane Cooper
Visual Effects By: Melanie Cordan
Visual Effects By: Nicolle Cornute
Visual Effects By: Aaron Cowan
Visual Effects By: Doug Creel
Special Effects By: Doug De
Sound Department: Ethan Van
Art Direction: Set Decoration

The second film in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

“After the fellowship has broken, Merry and Pippin, taken by orcs, make new allies in the Ents, while Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn make allies in the people of Rohan, and all of them must launch an assault on Isengard. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam force Gollum to guide them through Mordor, trusting him with their lives.” - IMDb.com

“With "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," it's clear that director Peter Jackson has tilted the balance decisively against the hobbits and in [favour] of the traditional action heroes of the Tolkien trilogy. The star is now clearly Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), and the hobbits spend much of the movie away from the action. The last third of the movie is dominated by an epic battle scene that would no doubt startle the gentle medievalist J.R.R. Tolkien.

“The task of the critic is to decide whether this shift damages the movie. It does not. "The Two Towers" is one of the most spectacular swashbucklers ever made, and, given current audience tastes in violence, may well be more popular than the first instalment, "The Fellowship of the Ring." It is not faithful to the spirit of Tolkien and misplaces much of the charm and whimsy of the books, but it stands on its own as a visionary thriller.” - Roger Ebert; www.suntimes.com/ebert

The Extended Edition, 2003, adds 44 mins.