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Certificate 12A

Cast Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Miranda Otto Phillippa Boyens Sean Astin Viggo Mortensen

Directors Peter Jackson

Screenwriters Fran Walsh Peter Jackson

Running Time 251 minutes

Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, The Special Extended Edition
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Plot
The saga continues. Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mount Doom, but the deceitful Gollum plans to lead them into a trap and have the ring for himself. Meanwhile, the armies of Mordor are marching on the Gondorian city of Minas Tirith, where Gandalf finds Denethor will only comply when Aragorn returns to his Kingdom.

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