The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Elijah Wood
Frodo
Andy Serkis
Gollum / Smeagol
Ian McKellen
Gandalf
Viggo Mortensen
Aragorn
Orlando Bloom
Legolas
Bruce Allpress
Aldor
Bernard Hill
Théoden
Dominic Monaghan
Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Sean Astin
Sam
John Bach
Madril
John Rhys-Davies
Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
Sala Baker
Man Flesh Uruk
Cate Blanchett
Galadriel
Christopher Lee
Saruman
Billy Boyd
Pippin
Miranda Otto
Éowyn
Peter Jackson
Director
David Wenham
Faramir
J.R.R. Tolkien
Writer
Brad Dourif
Gríma
Fran Walsh
Writer
Karl Urban
Éomer
Philippa Boyens
Writer
Liv Tyler
Arwen
Stephen Sinclair
Writer
Hugo Weaving
Elrond
Barrie M. Osborne
Producer
Craig Parker
Haldir
Howard Shore
Composer
Andrew Lesnie
Cinematographer
Jed Brophy
Sharku / Snaga
Michael Horton
Editor
Sam Comery
Eothain
Victoria Burrows
CastingDirector
Calum Gittins
Haleth
Amy Hubbard
CastingDirector
John Hubbard
CastingDirector
Phil Grieve
Hero Orc
Liz Mullane
CastingDirector
Bruce Hopkins
Gamling
Paris Howe Strewe
Théodred
Grant Major
ProductionDesigner
Nathaniel Lees
Ugluk
John Leigh
Háma
Robbie Magasiva
Mauhúr
Robyn Malcolm
Morwen
Bruce Phillips
Rohan Soldier
Robert Pollock
Mordor Orc
Olivia Tennet
Freda
Raymond Trickitt
Bereg
Stephen Ure
Grishnakh
Billy Jackson
Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Katie Jackson
Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Sean Bean
Boromir (uncredited)
John Noble
Denethor (uncredited)
Victoria Beynon-Cole
Hero Orc (uncredited)
Lee Hartley
Hero Orc (uncredited)
Frazer Anderson
Orc / Ranger (uncredited)
Ben Barrington
Gondorian Soldier / Ranger / Orc (uncredited)
Jarl Benzon
Elf Warrior / Rohan Stable Boy (uncredited)
Jørn Benzon
Orolonn (uncredited)
Owen Black
Rivendell Elf (uncredited)
Dorothy Anne Bonner
Rohan Woman (uncredited)
Ben Britton
Fereveldir (uncredited)
Riley Brophy
Rohan Refugee Child (uncredited)
Alistair Browning
Damrod (uncredited)
Alix Bushnell
Rohan Refugee (uncredited)
Sean Button
Uruk-hai (uncredited) / Stunts
Ryan Carey
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Rodney Cook
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Augie Davis
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Mana Hira Davis
Gondorian Soldier / Harad Warrior / Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Shane Dawson
Harad Warrior / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Karlos Drinkwater
Easterling Warrior (uncredited)
Aron Eastwood
Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Edwards
Rohan Man (uncredited)
Clint Elvy
Harad Warrior (uncredited)
Alexia Fairbrother
Elf Warrior (uncredited)
Daniel Falconer
Elf Warrior / Rivendell Elf (uncredited) / Sculptor
Siaosi Fonua
Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Kester Fordham
Anglor (uncredited)
Michael Fowler
Elf (uncredited)
Ben Fransham
Anendel / Thandronen (uncredited)
Frank Goldingham
Rohan Refugee (uncredited)
Winham Hammond
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Jonathan Harding
Elf Warrior (uncredited)
Lucas Hayward
Rohan Boy (uncredited)
Dan Hennah
Rohan Recruit (uncredited) / Set Decoration / Supervising Art Director
Jason Hood
Théoden's Royal Guard (uncredited)
Lani Jackson
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Gareth Jensen
Elf Warrior (uncredited)
Sam Kelly
Elf Warrior / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Richard Knowles
Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Sandro Kopp
Elven Warrior (uncredited)
Sam La Hood
Orc Pitmaster (uncredited)
Don Langridge
Rohan Guard (uncredited)
Michael Lawrence
Wildman (uncredited)
Alan Lee
Rohan Recruit (uncredited) / Set Decoration / Conceptual Design
Jono Manks
Twilight Ringwraith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brent McIntyre
Witch-king (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dra McKay
Rohan Woman (uncredited)
Joseph Mika-Hunt
Uruk-hai / Gondorian Soldier (uncredited)
Dean Morganty
Haradrim Warrior / Ranger / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Henry Mortensen
Rohan Boy Recruit (uncredited)
Francis Mountjoy
Elf / Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Paul Norell
Easterling (uncredited)
Allan Poppleton
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Gareth Reeves
Fighting Elf (uncredited)
Miranda Rivers
Rohan Refugee (uncredited)
Campbell Rousselle
Tree-cutting Orc (uncredited)
Matthew J. Saville
Gondorian Soldier (uncredited)
Samuel E. Shore
Rohan Refugee / Elf (uncredited)
Allan Smith
Dead Marshes Elf (uncredited)
Greg Tozer
Conscripting Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Piripi Waretini
Uruk-hai Warrior (uncredited)
Tim Wong
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
John Wraight
Stable Hand (uncredited)
Kelley Kerr Young
Rohan Refugee (uncredited)
Robert Young
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Michael Lynne
Executive Producer
Philip Ivey
Art Direction
Richard Taylor
Costume Design / Makeup Supervisor
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Rob Outterside
Art Direction
Joe Bleakley
Art Direction
Mark Robins
Art Direction
Mark Ordesky
Executive Producer
John Howe
Set Decoration / Conceptual Design
Ann Robinson
Casting
Roger Huynh
Compositors
Shane Prigmore
Animation
Guy Williams
3D Supervisor
Christian Rivers
Visual Effects Designer
Mike Hopkins
Supervising Sound Editor
Jules Cook
Assistant Art Director
Hammond Peek
Production Sound Mixer
Ethan van der Ryn
Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Rygiel
Visual Effects Supervisor
Davina Lamont
Makeup Artist
Eileen Moran
Visual Effects Producer
Dean Wright
Visual Effects Producer
Samantha Morley
Set Costumer
Mark Kinaston-Smith
Makeup Artist
Gail Wilson
Makeup Artist
Jim Berney
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Hopgood
Makeup Artist
Vivienne MacGillicuddy
Makeup Artist
Emma Moncrieff
Makeup Artist
John Clinton
Visual Effects Producer
Craig Tomlinson
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Saville
Sound Recordist
Kerryn Flewell-Smith
Makeup Artist
Joe Letteri
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kyrsten Mate
Sound Effects Editor
Brent Burge
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Hedges
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Catherine Maguire
Makeup Artist
Tanya Travis
Makeup Artist
Tera Treanor
Makeup Artist
Paul Lasaine
Visual Effects Art Director
John McKay
Sound Effects Editor
Jeremy Woodhead
Makeup Artist
Hayden Collow
Sound Effects Editor
Gary Summers
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Malcolm Cromie
Sound Recordist
Angela Mooar
Makeup Artist
Janine Schneider
Makeup Artist
Noreen Wilkie
Makeup Artist
Nancy Hennah
Makeup Artist
Laurelle Ziento
Makeup Artist
Charlie McClellan
Visual Effects Producer
Margaret Aston
Makeup Artist
Rick Findlater
Makeup Artist
Jacqui Allen
Assistant Art Director
Robyn Isaacs
Visual Effects Producer
Dave Whitehead
Sound Effects Editor
Jeremy Bennett
Visual Effects Art Director
Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Allie Rutherford
Makeup Artist
Lenore Stewart
Makeup Artist
Ross McGarva
Assistant Art Director
Dean Lyon
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Farmer
Sound Designer
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Shaye
Executive Producer
Jabez Olssen
Additional Editor
Alex Funke
Visual Effects Director
Randall William Cook
Animation Supervisor
Jamie Beswarick
Sculptor
Rick Porras
Co-Producer
Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Roisin Carty
Dialect Coach
Andrew Jack
Dialect Coach
Craig Clarke
Compositing Supervisor
Casey O'Neill
Stunts
Jamie Selkirk
Co-Producer / Supervising Editor
Peter Owen
Makeup Designer
Peter Swords King
Makeup Designer
George Marshall Ruge
Stunt Coordinator
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Ingram
Special Effects Coordinator
Fabian Sanjurjo
Sound Editor
Katy Wood
Foley Editor
Mike Jones
Foley Editor
Peter Mills
Assistant Sound Editor
Matt Stutter
Assistant Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 18, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 59m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$79,000,000
Box Office$926,287,400
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
Wiki.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Two Towers, the second volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2001's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the film is the second instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis.
Continuing the plot of the previous film, it intercuts three storylines: Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, now aided by Gollum, the ring's untrustworthy former bearer. Merry and Pippin escape their orc captors, meet Treebeard the Ent, and help to plan an attack on Isengard, fortress of Saruman. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, in their pursuit, come to the war-torn nation of Rohan, and are reunited with the resurrected Gandalf before fighting against the legions of the treacherous wizard Saruman at the Battle of Helm's Deep.
The Two Towers was financed and distributed by American studio New Line Cinema, but filmed and edited entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand, concurrently with the other two parts of the trilogy. It premiered on 5 December 2002 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, and was then released on 18 December in the United States and on 19 December in New Zealand. The film was acclaimed by both critics and audiences, who considered it to be a landmark in filmmaking and an achievement in the fantasy film genre. It received praise for its direction, action sequences, performances, musical score, and CGI, particularly for Gollum. It grossed $936 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2002, and, at the time of its release, the third highest-grossing film of all time behind Titanic and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Following subsequent reissues, it has, as of 2021, grossed $947 million.Like the other films in the trilogy, The Two Towers is widely recognised as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made as well as one of the greatest sequels in cinema history. The film received numerous accolades; at the 75th Academy Awards, it was nominated for six awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.
The final instalment of the trilogy, The Return of the King, was released in 2003.