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J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien

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J. R. R. T. : A Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien
Information
DirectorDerek Bailey
StarringJ.R.R. Tolkien (archival footage)
Christopher Tolkien
Tom Shippey
John Tolkien
Robert Murray
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Baillie Tolkien
Rayner Unwin
Priscilla Tolkien
Verlyn Flieger
NarratorJudi Dench
Released1992, 1996
Runtime110 minutes
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish

J.R.R.T.: A Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien is a 1992 documentary, narrated by Judi Dench, and produced Landseer Productions to celebrate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. It features archive footage and audio recordings of J.R.R. Tolkien, and interviews with three of his children Priscilla, John, and Christopher. It also includes interviews with Baillie Tolkien, Robert Murray, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Rayner Unwin, Tom Shippey, and Verlyn Flieger.

Release

The original 1992 release of the documentary had a runtime of around an hour. In 1996, a videocassete version of the documentary was released under the title "J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien" and had a runtime of almost 110 minutes. [1]

Credits

Narrator Judi Dench
Production Assistant Naseem Nathoo
Rostrum Camera Ken Morse
Assistant Editor Lucy Capewell
Sound Roger di Vito
Nigel Davis
Dubbing Mixer Colin Martin
Cameras Nick Gifford
Barry Noakes
Editor Francesca Ross
Director Derek Bailey
Producer Helen Dickinson

External links

References

  1. Douglas A. Anderson, Christopher Tolkien: A Bibliography, in Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on the History of Middle-earth, pp. 251-252