MOVIEThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Trailer
SCENEBoromir
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2001
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001792
FILM NOTES
New Line Cinema released The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in December 2001, the first installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy. Shot entirely in New Zealand and marketed with an unprecedented promotional campaign, the film's trailers became cultural events in their own right, building anticipation for a fantasy epic that would go on to reshape blockbuster filmmaking and win critical acclaim across its run. The teaser and theatrical trailers circulated widely in theaters throughout 2001, giving audiences their first glimpses of Middle-earth before the film's premiere.
This cell preserves a frame from that promotional material featuring Boromir, son of Denethor and Steward's heir of Gondor, a warrior torn between duty and temptation who became one of the Fellowship's most tragic figures. Collectors seek out early trailer material for its historical value, capturing a character's introduction to the public before the wider release shaped how audiences would remember him. A trailer cell like this represents the industry's marketing apparatus at work, a single strip chosen to sell a story through its cast before the narrative itself had unfolded on screen.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on each edge; spacing appears even and the punched holes appear cleanly cut with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area; Dolby Digital data blocks appear present in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, consistent with a dual-format optical release print.
Edge print
Edge text reads 'ENTICOLOR' (mirrored as seen); additional text partially legible reads 'The King' along the picture border.
Base & colour
Base appears with a light blue-cyan tint typical of a safety polyester stock; dye image reads as warm and well-saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light longitudinal lines are visible running the length of the strip, consistent with projection wear; no splices or cue marks are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, and the subject matter is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The combination of polyester base with cyan tint, Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks alongside a variable-area optical track, and the 'ENTICOLOR' stock marking are all consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s.
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 000063652
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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