The lord of the rings, the fellowship of the ring
(Video Blu-Ray) 

Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.

Special features: Disc 1 and 2 (Blu-ray discs): 4 commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, the production team and the design team, with more than 30 participants. Disc 3 (DVD disc): 6 documentaries covering J.R.R. Tolkien, the adaptation process and planning the film, designing and building Middle-earth, plus a visit to the Weta Workshop taking a close-up look at costumes, weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures created for the film; interactive Middle-earth map tracing the journey of the fellowship; galleries of art and accompanying slide shows with commentaries by the artists; storyboards and previsualization sequences with film comparisons. Disc 4 (DVD disc): 11 documentaries covering the cast, principal photography, a day in the life of a hobbit, visual effects, post-production, editing, music and sound, and the release of the film; galleries of behind-the-scenes photos. Disc 5 (DVD disc): Behind the scenes.

Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, Howard Shore ; special make-up, creature, miniature and digital effects, Weta Ltd. NZ ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel.

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis.

Assisted by a fellowship of heroes, Middle-earth hobbit Frodo Baggins plunges into a perilous trek to take the mystical One Ring to Mount Doom so that it and its magical powers can be destroyed and never possessed by evil Lord Sauron. An epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship, and individual courage.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for epic battle sequences and scary images.

Blu-ray disc, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.

Blu-ray disc for use only with Blu-ray disc players, Blu-ray disc computer drives, and Playstation 3 game consoles.

These Blu-ray and DVD discs are copy protected.

English (DTS-HD 5.1), Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.