Special features of these DVDs: [disc one & two] special extended edition of the film: widescreen version ; Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound ; four feature-length commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, the production and design teams with over 40 participants ; [disc 3] The appendices part three : the journey continues: five original documentaries covering adapting the book into a screenplay, the origins of Middle-earth, designing Middle-earth, a visit to the WETA Workshop, and an in-depth look at creating and bringing Gollum to life; two interactive maps ; galleries with audio commentaries [disc 4] The appendices part four : the battle for Middle-earth begins: eight original documentaries cover the filming of The two towers, the visual effects, editing, music and sound, stunts and fight training and a visit to WETA Digital; interactive sound demonstration of The Battle of Helm's Deep; galleries with audio commentaries.

Film based on the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Originally released by New Line Cinema, 2002.

Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; production designer, Grant Major ; film editor, Michael Horton ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor.

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Andy Serkis.

The Fellowship has broken, but the quest to destroy the One Ring continues. Frodo and Sam must entrust their lives to Gollum if they are to find their way to Mordor. As Saruman's army approaches, the surviving members of the Fellowship, along with people and creatures from Middle-earth, prepare for battle. The War of the Ring has begun.

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

DVD.

Audio track in English ; subtitled in Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.