The Hobbit (1977 film)

The Hobbit
Cover of 1991 USA video release by Warner Home Video
GenreFantasy
Based onThe Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Written byRomeo Muller
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerGlenn Yarbrough
ComposerMaury Laws
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
Running time78 minutes[a]
Production companies
Budget$3,000,000
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 27, 1977 (1977-11-27)
Related
The Return of the King
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The Hobbit is a 1977 American animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass and animated by Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien; it was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977. The teleplay won a Peabody Award; the film received a Christopher Award.

The New York Times found the film "curiously eclectic", but felt that whatever its failings, it warranted attention.[2] The Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson called the adaptation "execrable";[3] the author Baird Searles called it an "abomination" and an attempt that had "failed miserably", regretting the quality of the animation and of the soundtrack, and the omission of key plot points.[4]

  1. ^ "Rankin/Bass 'The Hobbit' Follow Up". The One Ring.net (archive). Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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