National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

New Line Cinema released Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in December 2001, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel for a new generation. The film launched one of cinema's most ambitious trilogies, earning widespread critical acclaim and reshaping the scope of fantasy filmmaking at the turn of the millennium.

This cell captures three consecutive frames from the theatrical trailer, each showing Aragorn against a rocky, shadowed background, his cloak and hair caught in motion. The title card reading "The Return of the King" is visible across the frames, making this a striking piece of trailer history centered entirely on the character who would ultimately claim that very title.