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OFFICIAL FILM AUTHENTICATION BY CROWN GRADING
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Film cell NFV-000001805 Tap to enlarge
MOVIEThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Trailer
SCENEBoromir and Aragorn
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2001
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001805

FILM NOTES

New Line Cinema unveiled The Fellowship of the Ring in December 2001, the first installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy, filmed simultaneously across three chapters in New Zealand. The trailer campaign that preceded it was itself a cultural event, reintroducing audiences to fantasy epics on a grand scale and setting box office and critical benchmarks that reshaped studio ambitions for adapting beloved literary works. The film's success established the template for modern blockbuster franchise filmmaking.

This trailer cell centers on Boromir, the Gondorian warrior whose arc of temptation, guilt, and eventual redemption makes him one of the Fellowship's most compelling figures among collectors. Trailer cells like this one served to introduce character and stakes before the film's release, offering audiences an early glimpse into the ensemble's dynamics. A cell marked "Boromir and Aragorn" points to the bond and tension between these two men of Gondor and the Dunedain, a relationship central to the saga's themes of leadership, legacy, and sacrifice.

Authentication Findings 8 checks

Consistent with a 35mm theatrical trailer print for 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 torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to slightly warm; dye image shows saturated colour with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks, or prominent scratches are visible on the frames shown.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be from the same continuous shot, and the title card reading 'The Return of the King' is consistent with a Fellowship of the Ring trailer closing on sequel title cards.
Era check
Variable-area optical soundtrack, saturated colour dye image, and neutral base are all consistent with a 35mm 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 000063665
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