Work · Film · 2001–2003

The Lord of the Rings

Peter Jackson, director · Fran Walsh, screenwriter · Philippa Boyens, screenwriter · Stephen Sinclair, screenwriter (The Two Towers)

Studio: New Line Cinema / WingNut Films
Units: One continuous film released in 3 parts, with 2 cuts each

One continuous adaptation shot together and released in three yearly parts (Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King). Treated here as a single node with two cuts, Theatrical and Extended Edition, since neither the story nor the production is split by film in any way the schema's mapping and coverage require.

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Novel 1954–1955 → Film 2001–2003 · Direct adaptationThe Lord of the RingsPeter Jackson's trilogy keeps the six-Book spine nearly whole while quietly rerouting its people: Arwen absorbs Glorfindel's rescue, Faramir is tempted where the book insists he would not be, and two entire chapters, Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire, never reach any cut.82composite · editorial

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