2nd in the series of 3 Lord of the Rings films.
Title from opening frames and end credits.
Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Sequel to: Lord of the rings: fellowship of the ring.
Prequel to: Lord of the rings: the return of the king.
Program notes in insert.
Special features: On the set - "The lord of the rings: the two towers"; "Return to Middle-earth"; eight featurettes including "Forces of darkness," "sounds of Middle-earth," "Edoras & Rohan culture," "Creatures," "Gandalf the White," "Arms & Armor," "Helm's Deep," and "Gollum: Andy Serkis, Bay Raitt"; Emiliana Torrini "Gollum Song" music video; exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of "The lord of the rings: the return of the king"; short film by Sean Astin, "The long and short of it"; preview of Electronic Arts' video game, "The lord of the rings: the return of the king"; an inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of "The lord of the rings: the two towers"; original theatrical trailers and TV spots; DVD-ROM features, exclusive online content.
For private home use only.
Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Michael Horton ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel.
Elijah Wood, Ian Mckellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving.
DVD in letterbox presentation enhanced for widescreen televisions, Dolby digital, Dolby surround, Region 1 encoding.
System requirements for DVD-ROM: Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher, the (included) InterActual Player, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Macromedia Flash 6.0, an Internet connection, DVD-ROM drive, a software or hardware DVD player ; DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Macintosh.
In English with subtitles in Spanish; Closed-captioned.
Academy Awards, 2002: Best Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke); Best Sound Editing (Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins).
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