<Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Benedict Cumberbatch Orlando Bloom Evangeline Lilly Lee Pace Luke Evans Ken Stott James Nesbitt Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Elijah Wood Andy Serkis (See below) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> Howard Shore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Andrew Lesnie </Td> </Tr>

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