The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- language: English
- director: Peter Jackson
- actor: Aidan Turner Andy Serkis Barry Humphries Benedict Cumberbatch Bret McKenzie Cate Blanchett Christopher Lee Conan Stevens Dean O'Gorman Elijah Wood Evangeline Lilly Graham McTavish Hugo Weaving Ian Holm Ian McKellen James Nesbitt Jeffrey Thomas John Bell John Callen Ken Stott Lee Pace Manu Bennett Mark Hadlow Martin Freeman Orlando Bloom Richard Armitage Sylvester McCoy William Kircher
- writer: Fran Walsh Guillermo del Toro Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens
Synopsis:
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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