MOVIEThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Trailer
SCENEBoromir
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2001
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001791
FILM NOTES
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring arrived from New Line Cinema in December 2001, the first installment of Peter Jackson's ambitious adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy. Shot entirely in New Zealand and released amid uncertainty about whether audiences would embrace a three-hour fantasy epic, it became a defining cinematic event, reshaping blockbuster filmmaking and proving that literary adaptations could achieve both critical respect and massive commercial success. Its promotional campaign, including trailers like this one, helped build unprecedented anticipation for the franchise.
This cell comes from that early trailer material and centers on Boromir, son of Denethor and a founding member of the Fellowship. Played by Sean Bean, Boromir remains one of the more sought after figures among collectors, prized for his complex arc as a man torn between duty and temptation. A trailer cell capturing him speaks to the marketing era before release, when studios used isolated frames to tease character and stakes without revealing plot. For collectors, this piece represents that anticipatory moment tied specifically to his presence in the film's earliest public introduction.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as a single-track waveform stripe.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-neutral tint; dye image shows rich, saturated colour with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light horizontal abrasion lines are visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot and are consistent with a theatrical release print of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Era check
The single variable-area optical soundtrack, saturated colour dye image, and 35mm four-perforation format are all consistent with a 2001 theatrical release print.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063651
Original Film CaptureAs received
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