The hobbit is a 1977 japaneseamerican animated musical television special created by rankinbass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by topcraft, a precursor to studio ghibli. At the time the original book was written, there was no intention to connect the hobbit with the tolkien legendrum which includes the silmarillion and the lord of the rings which hadnt been written yet. Feb 11, 2020 the hobbit was a 1977 animated television movie by rankinbass productions based on the book of the same name. The hobbit tv movie 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The dwarves turned into some king of warrior troop in the later movies, and thats kind of against the whole point. We let you watch movies online without having to register or paying, with over 0 movies and tvseries. This is a comparison using five separate examples of two versions of the classic 1977 animated adaptation of the hobbit. The announcement that peter jacksons longrumored, longdelayed film adaptation of the hobbit would be split into two films was greeted with fan astonishment and disbelief.
In 1977 the animated version of the hobbit was released on television on nbc. The hobbit 1977 full movie online myflixer myflixer is a free movies streaming site with zero ads. The hobbit 1977 fullhd movie online free no download the hobbit 1977 fullhd movie. Tolkien when i saw it at age five on its second network broadcast. Set in middleearth 60 years before the epic lord of the rings trilogy, the adventure follows the journey of bilbo baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost dwarf kingdom from the fearsome dragon smaug. The hobbit was released on lp with the soundtrack and dialogue from the film was also released in 1977 by disney through its buena vista records label, and an edited version, along with accompanying storyteller readalongs, was later issued for the mouse factorys disneyland records imprint. The resulting film is worthwhile for kids and not too bad for. Its even more noticeable in my opinion during the spider. Tolkeins classic about the magical world of middle earth and the.
The american civil war oversimplified part 1 duration. A homebody hobbit in middle earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon. The film was produced by william snyder and took less than a month to create. The only problem is that gandalf has told the dwarves that bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isnt. Tolkien, full of fantastical fun and adventurea modern day epic. The hobbit 1977 full movie part 1 of 2 video dailymotion.
And my dad happened upon a vhs copy of the 1977 rankinbass cartoon of the hobbit. The hobbit 1977 directed by jules bass, arthur rankin. The hobbit full movie 1977 national treasure 2004 full movie. A homebody hobbit in middle earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to. I have an enormous nostalgic fondness for the 1977 animated hobbit, since it introduced me to one of my favorite authors at a young age. The 2001 restoration is infamous for using an early audio mix of the film which does not include many sound effects that existed in earlier versions i. The hobbit 1977 the battle of the five armies original audio. When they released it on dvd they accidentally missed including a lot of the audio. However, in 1977, it was well known that the ring bilbo found and the events he participated in were a prelude to a much larger story. In the animated television special the goblin king is voiced by actor john stephenson.
One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, bilbo has joined their quest. With the impending arrival of peter jacksons the hobbit. September 11th, 2001 not yet rated 1 hr 18 min plot summary. Er, sorry, its the decent 1977 rankinbass animated tv movie, the hobbit. It manages to retell most of the story within its 77minute span. This movie was my first exposure to anything related to j. After creating seasonal animated classics for tv such as rudolph the rednosed reindeer, frosty the snowman, and others, the team of arthur rankin and jules bass produced this cartoon adaptation of j.
This is a dvd rip of the 1977 animated hobbit movie. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon smaug. Tolkiens the hobbit, was the first film adaptation of the hobbit, created by gene deitch in 1966. The rankinbass production of the hobbit 1977 us only 2lp box set. The movie originally aired on nbc on november 27, 1977 and was rather well received by critics. This is the battle of the five armies sequence from the rankin bass animated adaptation of the classic tale of the hobbit from 1977.
Secondly, apologies anyway, because this is going to be a long post. Tolkiens classic about the magical world of middle earth and the adventures of lovable bilbo baggins. However, all dvd and vhs releases in the post2001 era use an. Aa i first discovered this movie when it was shown to my class back in elementary school some 30 years ago, and it was one that we ended up watching every year due to its popularity with the.
Hobbit cartoon vhs jrr tolkien lotr nos lord of the. Rent the hobbit 1977 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The hobbit 1977 animated movie download torrent tpb. Knowing i loved the lord of the rings, he picked it up for me. Tolkien, and was first broadcast on nbc in the united states on sunday, november 27, 1977. See more ideas about the hobbit, animation and the hobbit 1977.
Tolkeins classic about the magical world of middle earth and. Directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr with orson bean, john huston, theodore gottlieb, cyril ritchard. This is definitely my favorite version of the hobbit too. This version has different sound effects that are not present in restorations of this film. National catholic register holidayspecial animation veterans arthur rankin jr. Director jules bass director otto preminger elf king. The film was approximately 12 minutes long and was only created so snyder could extend his license for the lord of the rings and sell it back to tolkien and his publishers, which he did. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from. The later announcement that it would actually be three movies upped the ante to disgust and frothing rage. See more ideas about the hobbit 1977, the hobbit and tolkien.
I would recommend this to a friend helpful 0 unhelpful 0. This version has different sound effects that are not present in. John huston actor, orson bean actor, arthur rankin jr. The goblin king, as he does in peter jacksons hobbit films, does make an appearance. The hobbit 1977 directed by jules bass, arthur rankin, jr.
So, assuming they never fix the issue the best version to watch is on old vhs tapes. In this latest episode, viewers get to see all the work that goes into shooting in middle earth. This is the rare original soundtrack from the hobbit 1977 animated by rankinbass. I saw all 3 hobbit movies in theatres, and i only really disliked the third one. Featuring the voices of orson bean and john huston. Welcome to earth short scifi film the netherlands 2019 duration.
The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by j. An unexpected journey, trailer 1 1977 animated version animation movies tv. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Rent the hobbit 1977 starring orson bean and john huston on dvd and bluray. Animation, kids, adventure, arts, entertainment, and culture, fantasy. The hobbit was a madefortelevision animated adaptation of j. Peter jacksons fifth 5th behind the scenes hobbit movie production video from new zealand. Tolkiens fantasy novels merit as many films as his. Tolkien and was first broadcast on nbc in the united states on sunday, november 27, 1977. In the mythic realm of middle earth, a monstrous worm dragon, the firebreathing smaug, seized the golden horde dug up by a race of. Tolkiens wee bilbo baggins helps dwarfs fight the dragon smaug.
Strangley enough, the worst casting job in the new movies also. Cartoon adaptation of famous book is a great intro for kids. I was only disappointed by the elves, espicially elrond. Tolkeins classic about the magical world of middle earth and the adventures of lovable bilbo baggins.
An unexpected party, i couldnt resist taking a trip back in time to watch yet again the 1977 rankin bass version of the hobbit. Bilbo baggins the hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor gandalf the wizard drops in one night. Yet the article makes it seem like tolkien had intended the hobbit for adults, and that the cartoon had broken from that. Smaug, bilbo, gandalf, and gollum from rankinbasss 1977 hobbit now this is the hobbit that i remember. The hobbit 1977 full movie part 2 of 2 video dailymotion. First of all, im new to reddit, so apologies if im an idiot, haha. The hobbit 1977 adventure animation family fantasy musical download select movie quality 720p web file size 673. Bass animated adaptation of the classic tale of the hobbit from 1977.
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