This second instalment in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy was adapted from the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s renowned fantasy novel.
Adventurous hobbits Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) – wearing a permanent expression of pop-eyed awe – and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) continue their trek into Mordor to dispose of the Ring for good and all. They are stalked (and eventually guided) by Gollum (Andy Serkis), the Ring’s former, corrupted bearer.
Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli, the lovable, stout-hearted dwarf (John Rhys-Davies), pursue Orc captors to rescue Merry and Pippin.
Along the way, they meet the resurrected Gandalf – returned from the dead and dressed all in Persil white – and travel to the kingdom of Rohan, where they help King Théoden (Bernard Hill) break free from Saruman’s (Christopher Lee) dark magic.
Jolly hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) escape into Fangorn Forest. They are captured in the forest by Treebeard, a very large talking tree, who stomps around with them in his tree-branch hands, achieving little in plot terms, and eventually rallies the ancient, tree-like Ents to march against Saruman’s fortress at Isengard.
The film culminates in a massive, rain-slicked, 30-minute siege sequence at Helm’s Deep. It is widely celebrated as one of the greatest and most complex action sequences ever filmed.
Frodo Baggins Elijah Wood Samwise Gamgee
Sean Astin Gollum
Andy Serkis Aragorn
Viggo Mortensen Legolas
Orlando Bloom Gimli/Voice of Treebeard
John Rhys-Davies Gandalf
Ian McKellen Merry
Dominic Monaghan Pippin
Billy Boyd King Théoden
Bernard Hill Saruman
Christopher Lee Galadriel
Cate Blanchett Arwen
Liv Tyler Aldor
Bruce Allpress Madril
John Bach Sharku/Snaga
Jed Brophy Eothain
Sam Comery Wormtongue
Brad Dourif Haleth
Calum Gittins Gamling
Bruce Hopkins Theodred
Paris Howe Strewe Ugluk
Nathaniel Lees Háma
John Leigh Mauhur
Robbie Magasiva Morwen
Robyn Malcolm Eowyn
Miranda Otto Haldir
Craig Parker Freda
Olivia Tennet Bereg
Ray Trickitt Eomer
Karl Urban Grishnakh
Stephen Ure Elrond
Hugo Weaving Faramir
David Wenham
Director
Peter Jackson
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Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli, the lovable, stout-hearted dwarf (John Rhys-Davies), pursue Orc captors to rescue Merry and Pippin.
Frodo Baggins
Gollum
Merry
Madril
Eothain
Háma
