The Hobbit

Short Film

1966

12m

English

Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

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4.5

The very first movie adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit. Made in just 30 days so that the producer could keep the rights to Tolkien's books.

The Hobbit

Short Film

1966

12m

English

Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

The very first movie adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit. Made in just 30 days so that the producer could keep the rights to Tolkien's books.

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4.5

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Cast

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Herbert Lass

Narrator (voice)

Directed By: Gene Deitch

Written By: J.R.R. Tolkien (Novel), Gene Deitch

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Hin says...

7 years ago

What a shame Tolkien never got the chance to see a better adaptation.

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DastenHero says...

3 years ago

It's a horrible adaptation but an interesting slice of history. As mangled as the story is, it has a uniquely enjoyable charm to it, particularly due to the artwork. The narrator is phenomenal and gives the story a lot of life as well. I guess I'm just surprised that I didn't hate it. It seems kind of cool to me and I'm sad that people aren't able to appreciate it for what it is.

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pokycoder

2 years ago

So bad that it's almost good. That's about all I can say about this one. When you understand that it was hurriedly thrown together to ensure future access to film rights, that it was never theatrically released (only screened one time), and that it was only published in 2012, it actually becomes a More

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