National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

New Line Cinema released Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring in December 2001, launching one of the most celebrated trilogies in cinema history. The theatrical trailer introduced audiences worldwide to Middle-earth and helped establish the film as a cultural landmark of its era.

This cell, titled Gimli, Frodo, Merry and Pippin, captures Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc Brandybuck, and John Rhys-Davies as Gimli navigating the treacherous mountain pass of Caradhras. Across three closely related frames, the Fellowship pushes through snow and rock, with Frodo and Merry prominent in the foreground and Gimli visible among the company.