Brother Theodore, Cyril Ritchard, Don Messick

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Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

Release Date: January 1, 1978

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DVD Release Date: September 11, 2001

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  • September 10, 2009
    It's a pretty decent 70's made-for-TV animation. With only 77 minutes it ha enough entertainment value, but obviously cuts out a LOT of stuff from the book. One scene is completely narrated over to save time. The dwarfs are just background as opposed to characters, they walk abou...( read more)t but don't say much. The thing I loved most was the character designs. I really liked the goblins and Gollum's amphibian look was interesting. It's a good try and I was pleased with the parts they did, rather than being distracted by the bits they cut.
  • June 6, 2008
    My first intorduction to the world of Tolkein as a child. Not bad way to start at all.
  • October 4, 2007
    Crack the dishes, smash the plates! That's what bilbo baggins hates! I'll stick to the book.
  • August 7, 2007
    Cute tale from the book its based on. Hope to see this made as a prequel to the rings mmade by peter Jackson.
  • July 26, 2007
    Haha, oh man. Those spiderwebs freaked me out though. Scared me second only to the beasts of incredible size and torture machine in "The Princess Bride."

    Entertaining. Sufficient. I saw it years ago, but that's what I remember.
  • October 27, 2009
    This was okay, but waiting for the new one....
  • September 11, 2009
    love this movie jrr tolken is one of my favorate writers
  • September 4, 2009
    rankin and bass made a fine rendition of the hobbit
  • July 5, 2009
    I just love these old cartoons
  • July 2, 2009
    wait to see Peter Jacksons version

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