The hobbit [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Rankin-Bass Productions ; producer, Saul Zaentz, Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. ; writer, Romeo Muller ; directors, Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Zaentz, Saul. (Added Author). Bass, Jules. (Added Author). Rankin, Arthur, Jr. (Added Author). Muller, Romeo. (Added Author). Huston, John, 1906-1987 (Added Author). Bean, Orson. (Added Author). Preminger, Otto. (Added Author). Brother Theodore, 1906-2001 (Added Author). Frees, Paul. (Added Author). DeLeon, Jack. (Added Author). Messick, Don. (Added Author). Stephenson, John, 1923-2015 (Added Author). Laws, Maury. (Added Author). Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 Hobbit. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Rankin/Bass Productions. (Added Author).

Summary:

A long time ago, in Middle Earth, humans shared their days with elves, wizards, goblins, dragons, heroes ... and hobbits. Just minding his own business, Bilbo has a guest, Gandolf, drop in on him. Soon, one by one a whole group of dwarves drop in and Bilbo finds himself joining the quest to reclaim their kingdom from an evil dragon.

Record details

ISBN: 0790762595
ISBN: 9780790762593
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, [2001].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Special features include: Tolkien and filmmaker highlights.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Animators, Yukiyoshi Hake, Kazuko Itoh, Hidetoshi Kakeko [and others] ; original music, Maury Laws ; production designer, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voices: John Huston, Orson Bean, Otto Preminger, Brother Theodore, Paul Frees, Jack DeLeon, Don Messick, John Stephenson.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally produced as a television motion picture in 1978.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, mono; full screen; region 1; Dolby digital.
Language Note:	In English, with subtitles in English, French and Spanish.