The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

 
Fullscreen
Theatrical DVD
Widescreen
Theatrical DVD
Extended Edition DVD5
Limited Edition DVD
Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD3
All Known Versions-
Theatrical Bluray
All Known Versions-
Extended Edition Bluray5
 
Fullscreen Theatrical Edition DVD
Widescreen Theatrical Edition DVD
Extended Edition DVD
Limited Edition DVD
Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD
Theatrical Bluray
Extended Edition Bluray
Fullscreen Theatrical Version
(178 mins)
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Widescreen Theatrical Version
(178 mins)
No
Yes
No
Yes4
No
Yes
No
Extended Version
(228 mins)
No
No
Yes
Yes4
No
No
Yes
Director and Writers Audio Commentary on
Extended Version
(228 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Design Team Audio Commentary on
Extended Version
(228 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Production/Post-Production Team Audio Commentary on
Extended Version
(228 mins)
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No
Yes
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Yes
Cast Audio Commentary on Extended Version
(228 mins)
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No
Yes
No
No
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Yes
Welcome to Middle-earth:
Houghton Mofflin In-Store Special
(17 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
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No
Yes
No
Quest for the Ring: FOX TV Special
(21 mins)
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Yes
No
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No
Yes
No
A Passage to Middle-earth: Sci-Fi Channel Special
(17 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
lordoftherings.net Featurettes
(37 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Appendices Part 1 Introduction
(1 min)
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No
Yes
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No
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Yes
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-earth
(22 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
From Book to Script
(20 mins)
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No
Yes
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No
Yes
Visualizing The Story
(39 mins)1
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Yes1
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Yes1
Designing and Building Middle-earth
(96 mins)1
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Yes1
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Yes1
New Zealand as Middle-earth
(10 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
Appendices Part 2 Introduction
(28 secs)
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Yes
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No
Yes
Filming The Fellowship of the Ring
(97 mins)1
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Yes1
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Yes1
Visual Effects
(57 mins)1
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Yes1
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No
Yes1
Post Production: Putting it all Together
(14 mins)1
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Yes1
Digital Grading
(12 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
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Yes
Sound and Music
(25 mins)1
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No
Yes
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Yes
The Road Goes Ever On
(7 mins)
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Yes
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No
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Yes
Fellowship of the Ring: Behind The Scenes
(85 mins)
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Fullscreen
Theatrical DVD
Widescreen
Theatrical DVD
Extended Edition DVD5
Limited Edition DVD
Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD3
All Known Versions-
Theatrical Bluray
All Known Versions-
Extended Edition Bluray5
Beyond The Movie:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(53 mins)
No
No
No
No
Yes3
No
No
The Inklings
(7 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive3
No
No
The Language and Landscape of Middle-earth
(6 mins)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive3
No
No
Music Video
(4 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Behind The Scenes of The Two Towers
(11 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
TV Spots
(3 mins)
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Yes
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No
Yes
No
Trailers
(7 mins)
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Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Super Trailer2
(7 mins)
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No
No
No
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Yes2
No
Special Extended Edition DVD Preview2
(3 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes2
No
Aragorn's Quest Video Game Trailer2
(1 min)
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No
No
No
No
Yes2
No
War in the North Video Game Trailer2
(1 min)
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No
No
No
Yes2
No
War in the North- The Untold Story Video Game Trailer2
(2 mins)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes2
The Two Towers Video Game Preview
(3 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Design Galleries: The People of Middle-earth
(Still Gallery)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Design Galleries: The Realms of Middle-earth
(Still Gallery)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Production Photos
(Still Gallery)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Miniatures Galleries
(Still Gallery)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Beyond The Movie
(Still Gallery)
No
No
No
No
Exclusive3
No
No
Middle-Earth Atlas:
Tracing The Journeys of The Fellowship
Interactive Map
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Council of Elrond MTV Parody Easter Egg
(3 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
The Two Towers Preview Easter Egg
(4 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Fullscreen
Theatrical DVD
Widescreen
Theatrical DVD
Extended Edition DVD5
Limited Edition DVD
Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD3
All Known Versions-
Theatrical Bluray
All Known Versions-
Extended Edition Bluray5
 
Fullscreen Theatrical Edition DVD
Widescreen Theatrical Edition DVD
Extended Edition DVD
Limited Edition DVD
Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD
Theatrical Bluray
Extended Edition Bluray

1- This feature is composed of several sub-features some of which have sub-features of their own. For the sake of brevity they are not listed here with the exception of the Still Gallery based features since they can be listed separately without impacting the overall runtime of the parent feature(s) cumulative features.
2- This feature also appears on other releases of films in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
3- A very similar DVD can be purchased separately but the additional features here are exclusive to the DVD included in the Collector's Gift Set.
4- Both versions of the film are included on a single "flipper" disc which seems to have resulted in a video presentation that is inferior to each respective version's individual releases.
5- The Bluray and DVD releases of the Extended Version share the exact same Appendices Bonus Discs which are DVDs regardless of the format of the main movie. This does not apply to the Limited Edition DVD release.

 
Extended Edition Bluray
Extended Edition Bluray
NOTES:
This gives you the Extended Edition of the film plus an awesome selection of features. It leaves out almost all of the features from the Theatrical release Bluray and also does not have the Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD but provides more than enough content to keep you occupied for many hours.
 
 
 
Extended Edition Bluray
Theatrical Version Bluray
Collector's Gift Set DVD
 
Extended Edition Bluray
Theatrical Bluray
Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD
NOTES:
Add the Theatrical Version Bluray for the Theatrical Version and its features, almost all of which do not appear on any Extended Edition release. Note that other than a few game trailers that appear on the Bluray movie disc, the DVD release of the Theatrical Version includes the same features (in fact the bonus features disc is identical save for the trailers and is a DVD in either set) as the Bluray so if you are satisfied with the Standard Definition version of the Theatrical Version and don't mind losing the game trailers than the DVD release might be available at a cheaper price. The last release is the one that hurts the most as it is likely to be, by far, the most expensive component. The Extended Editions were initially only released on DVD so the Collector's Gift Set is only available in the DVD format which means that you need to buy the Extended Edition all over again and likely pay a premium since the edition also comes with some collectible merchandise. If you aren't interested in that merchandise the price is particularly painful. It should be noted however that a standlone release of that bonus disc, minus a few features, is available so if you don't mind losing the features exclusive to that disc you can still get the main documentary content at a much cheaper price.

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LAST UPDATED 06/07/2018