Movie: Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

Top 10 Billed Cast

Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood

Self

Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson

Self

Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen

Self

Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor

Self, director of WETA Workshop

Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett

Self

Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne

Self

Grant Major
Grant Major

Self

Sean Astin
Sean Astin

Self

Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd

Self

Thorkild Hansen
Thorkild Hansen

Self, ring creator

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