The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic fantasy and adventure movie. It is the first part of the Hobbit trilogy.
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| Directed by | Peter Jackson |
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| Based on | An Unexpected Journey by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Jabez Olseen |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $200–315 million |
| Box office | $1.017 million |
The movie took in over $1 billion overall. The film was followed in 2013 by The Desolation of Smaug and in 2014 by The Battle of the Five Armies.
Plot
Bilbo Baggins gets a request from Gandalf to go on a journey. Later that night, a group of dwarves visited Bilbo's house.
Cast
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf
- Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
- Richard Armitage as Thorin
- Ken Stott as Balin
- Graham McTavish as Dwalin
- William Kircher as Bifur/Tom Troll
- James Nesbit as Bofur
- Stephen Hunter as Bombur
- Dean O'Gorman as Fili
- Aidan Turner as Kili
- John Callen as Oin
- Peter Hambleton as Gloin/William Troll
- Jed Brophy as Nori
- Mark Hadlow as Dori/Bert Troll
- Adam Brown as Ori
- Ian Holm as Old Bilbo
- Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
- Hugo Weaving as Elrond
- Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
- Christopher Lee as Saruman
- Andy Serkis as Gollum
- Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
- Barry Humphries as Great Goblin
- Jeffrey Thomas as Thror
- Mike Mizrahi as Thrain
- Lee Pace as Thranduil
- Manu Bennett as Azog
- Conan Stevens as Bolg
- John Rawls as Yazneg
- Stephen Ure as Fimbul/Grinnah
- Bret McKenzie as Lindir
- Kiran Shah as Goblin Scribe
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Necromancer
- Jarred Blakiston as Musical Elf
- Andrew Fitzsimons as Elf
- Brendan Casey as Thranduil's Lieutenant
- Cameron Jones as Thranduil's Lieutenant
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Media
An artistic representation of the sword Glamdring based on its description in The Lord of the Rings
The sword Orcrist as seen in The Hobbit
Air New Zealand B-777-300 with "The Airline of Middle-earth" livery to promote the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, at London Heathrow Airport
A standee outside the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand at the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
