The Lord Of The Rings 1978 Genres: Adventure Epic, Dark Fantasy, Hand-Drawn Animation, Sword & Sorcery, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy Country: Uk Director: Ralph Bakshi Duration: 132m Year: 1978 Actors: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Norman Bird, Michael Graham Cox, Anthony Daniels, David Buck, Peter Woodthorpe, Fraser Kerr, Philip Stone, Michael Deacon, André Morell, Alan Tilvern, Annette Crosbie, John Westbrook Storyline: The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.