
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'(2001)
The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.

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Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
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The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.
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2001-12-09
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