| Description |
1 Blu-ray Disc (178 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD disc (178 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| System Details |
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital EX 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English (DTS-HD 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby EX 5.1) dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Andy Serkis. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Michael Horton ; music, Howard Shore ; special make up, creature, miniature and digital effects, Weta Ltd. ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for epic battle sequences and some scary images. |
| Summary |
Frodo and Samwise press on toward Mordor: Gollum insists on being the guide. Can anyone so corrupted by the ring be trusted? Frodo is increasingly under the sway of the ring wonders if he can trust himself. Meanwhile, Aragorn, drawing closer to his kingly destiny, rallies the forces of good for the battles that are about to come. Dark Lord's army is fast approaching Gondor and the War of the Ring is about to begin. |
| Terms Of Use |
These Blu-ray and DVD discs are copy protected. |
| Note |
Special features: (Blu-ray): Theatrical trailers; "The lord of the rings: Aragorn's quest:" game trailer (in HD). (DVD): 2 absorbing documentaries, including Return to Middle-earth; Sean Astin directs the behind-the-scenes piece "The long and short of it," plus a making-of; featurette gallery spotlighting the technical wizardry behind this middle chapter of the sage, including "The battle of Helm's deep" and "Bringing Gollum to life;" music video "Gollum's song" by Emiliana Torrini; preview of The return of the King movie; theatrical trailers & TV spots. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
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Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Middle Earth (Imaginary place) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gold rings -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Good and evil -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Friendship -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Courage -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Fantasy films.
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Science fiction films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Osborne, Barrie.
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Walsh, Fran, 1959-
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Jackson, Peter, 1961-
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Boyens, Philippa.
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Sinclair, Stephen.
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Wood, Elijah, 1981-
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McKellen, Ian.
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Tyler, Liv.
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Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-
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Astin, Sean.
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Blanchett, Cate, 1969-
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Rhys-Davies, John.
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Hill, Bernard, 1944-
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Lee, Christopher, 1922-
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Boyd, Billy, 1968-
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Monaghan, Dominic, 1976-
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Bloom, Orlando, 1977-
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Weaving, Hugo, 1960-
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Otto, Miranda.
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Wenham, David, 1965-
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Dourif, Brad, 1950-
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Urban, Karl, 1972-
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Serkis, Andy.
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Shore, Howard.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Two towers.
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New Line Cinema Corporation.
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WingNut Films (Firm)
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Two towers |
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Title on set container: The lord of the rings : the motion picture trilogy |
| Added Title |
Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
078065983X (set) |
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9780780659834 (set) |
| Standard No. |
794043131622 set |
| Music No. |
3000028915 Warner Home Video (set) |
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2000017314 New Line Home Entertainment (Blu-ray disc) |
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2000038129 New Line Home Entertainment (DVD disc) |
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