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OFFICIAL FILM AUTHENTICATION BY CROWN GRADING
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Film cell NFV-000001793 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Trailer
SCENEBoromir
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2001
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001793

FILM NOTES

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring arrived from New Line Cinema in December 2001, the opening chapter of Peter Jackson's ambitious adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy. Shot entirely in New Zealand and marketed with an unprecedented promotional campaign, its trailers became cultural events in their own right, building anticipation for a fantasy epic that would go on to reshape blockbuster filmmaking and win widespread critical acclaim.

This cell comes from the trailer reel itself, the promotional footage crafted to stir excitement before the film's release, and it holds a frame of Boromir, the Steward's son and a member of the Fellowship. Collectors prize Boromir for the tragic weight he carries through the story, a warrior torn between duty and temptation. A trailer appearance places him among the earliest public glimpses of the character, part of the marketing wave that introduced audiences to Middle-earth before the film ever reached theaters.

Authentication Findings 8 checks

Consistent with a 35mm theatrical trailer print from the Lord of the Rings series.

Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced and appearing cleanly punched with no visible torn or missing perforations.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical soundtrack track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area.
Edge print
Text reading 'the Return of the King' is visible within the picture frames as a title card overlay; edge print along the strip margin is not clearly legible in this capture.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint consistent with a colour safety stock; dye image appears neutral 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 the same or near-identical consecutive frames from one shot, and the title card 'the Return of the King' visible in the frames is consistent with a Lord of the Rings trailer end card.
Era check
The variable-area optical track, colour dye base with cyan tint, and four-perforation 35mm format 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 000063653
Original Film Capture As received
The film strip as photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size