DVD Features:
Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (DTS 6.1 ES Discrete), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Commentary by The Director and Writers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Commentary by The Design Team: Grant Major, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor, Alan Lee, John Howe, Dan Hennah, Chris Hennah, Tania Rodger
Commentary by The Production/Post-Production Team: Barrie M. Osborne, Mark Ordesky, Jamie Selkirk, Annie Collins, Rick Porras, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Christian Rivers, Alex Funke, Joe Letteri, Randy Cook, Brian Van't Hul
Commentary by The Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Lawrence Makoare, Smeagol & Gollum
DISCS 1-2: The Feature:
A new version of the third installment includes 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 250 minutes)
DISCS 3-4: The Appendices:
Disc Three: The Appendices Part Five – "The War of the Ring"
Peter Jackson Intro
"J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth" documentary
From Book to Script:
- "From Book to Script – Forging the Final Chapter" documentary
- Abandoned Concept: Aragorn Battles Sauron
Designing and Building Middle-earth
- "Designing Middle-earth" documentary
- "Big-atures" documentary
- "Weta Workshop" documentary
- "Costume Design" documentary
Design Galleries – 2, 123 images
- The Peoples of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
- The Realms of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
- Miniatures (galleries with docent audio)
"Home of the Horse Lords" documentary
"Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
"New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map with on-location footage
Disc Four: The Appendices Part Six – "The Passing of an Age"
Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro
Filming The Return of the King
- "Cameras in Middle-earth" documentary
- Production Photos (gallery) – 69 images
Visual Effects
- "Weta Digital" documentary
- "The Mûmakil Battle" demonstration/interactive feature
Post Production: Journey’s End
- "Editorial: Completing the Trilogy" documentary
- "Music for Middle-earth" documentary
- "The Soundscapes of Middle-earth" documentary
- "The End of All Things" documentary
"The Passing of an Age" documentary
Cameron Duncan
- "Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for 'Into the West'" documentary
- "DFK6498" short film
- "Strike Zone" short film
All four discs are DVD-ROM enabled, featuring a link to lordoftherings.net and access to exclusive online features
(c)MMIII New Line Productions, Inc. (c)MMIV New Line Home Entertainment, Inc. (tm)Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Number of discs: 4
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