The Hobbit (1977)
The Hobbit (1977)
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...

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Cast

Orson Bean Orson Bean As: Bilbo Baggins (voice)
John Huston John Huston As: Gandalf the Grey (voice)
Hans Conried Hans Conried As: Thorin (voice)
Richard Boone Richard Boone As: Smaug (voice)
Theodore Gottlieb Theodore Gottlieb As: Gollum (voice)
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Storyline

Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...


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Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Family, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 27 November 1977

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 77m

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Company Credits

Company: Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft

Budget: $3,000,000

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Cast

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Bilbo Baggins (voice)

John Huston

John Huston

Gandalf the Grey (voice)

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Thorin (voice)

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Smaug (voice)

Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb

Gollum (voice)

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Elvenking (voice)

Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard

Elrond (voice)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)

Don Messick

Don Messick

Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (voice)

John Stephenson

John Stephenson

Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (voice)

Jack DeLeon

Jack DeLeon

Dwalin / Fíli / Kíli / Óin / Glóin / Ori / Nori / Bifur (voice)

Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough

The Balladeer (voice)

Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Ravenscroft

Goblin (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Maury Laws

Maury Laws

Original Music Composer

Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough

Songs

Maury Laws

Maury Laws

Songs

Visual Effects

Tooru Hara

Tooru Hara

Animation Coordinator

Hidetoshi Kaneko

Hidetoshi Kaneko

Animation

Kazuko Itooka

Kazuko Itooka

Animation

Lester Abrams

Lester Abrams

Character Designer

Tsuguyuki Kubo

Tsuguyuki Kubo

Animation Supervisor

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Production Design

Takashi Hisaoka

Takashi Hisaoka

Storyboard Artist

Minoru Nishida

Minoru Nishida

Background Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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