The Hobbit was the first attempt by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft to bring Tolkien’s stories to the screen. This adaptation succinctly covered the broad strokes of Bilbo Baggins' adventures but ...

Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself ...

The inciting incident of The Fellowship of the Ring is Bilbo Baggins' 111th Birthday, for which the aging Hobbit throws a lavish event, inviting Gandalf to return to the Shire after many years.

If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and ...