<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Lord of the Rings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Ralph Bakshi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> Saul Zaentz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Screenplay by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Peter S. Beagle </Li> <Li> Chris Conkling </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Christopher Guard </Li> <Li> William Squire </Li> <Li> Michael Scholes </Li> <Li> John Hurt </Li> <Li> Simon Chandler </Li> <Li> Dominic Guard </Li> <Li> Michael Graham Cox </Li> <Li> Anthony Daniels </Li> <Li> David Buck </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Leonard Rosenman </Li> <Li> Paul Kont </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Timothy Galfas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Donald W. Ernst </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> Fantasy Films </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> United Artists </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> November 15, 1978 (1978 - 11 - 15) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 133 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States United Kingdom Spain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $4 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $30.5 million </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Lord of the Rings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Ralph Bakshi </Td> </Tr>

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