The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

 
Fullscreen
Theatrical DVD
Widescreen
Theatrical DVD
Extended Edition DVD4
Limited Edition DVD
Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD
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
(201 mins)
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Widescreen Theatrical Version
(201 mins)
No
Yes
No
Yes3
No
Yes
No
Extended Version
(263 mins)
No
No
Yes
Yes3
No
No
Yes
Director and Writers Audio Commentary on
Extended Version
(263 mins)
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No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Design Team Audio Commentary on Extended Version
(263 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Production/Post-Production Team Audio Commentary on
Extended Version
(263 mins)
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No
Yes
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No
No
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Cast Audio Commentary on Extended Version
(263 mins)
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No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
(23 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making The Return of the King
(29 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
National Geographic Special:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(46 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
lordoftherings.net Featurettes
(34 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Appendices Part 5 Introduction
(2 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
J.R.R Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth
(29 mins)
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No
Yes
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No
No
Yes
From Book to Script
(26 mins)1
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Yes1
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Yes1
Designing and Building Middle-earth
(119 mins)1
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Yes1
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Yes1
Home of the Horse Lords
(30 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
New Zealand as Middle-earth
(16 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
Appendices Part 6 Introduction
(2 min)
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No
Yes
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No
No
Yes
Filming The Return of the King
(73 mins)1
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No
Yes1
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No
No
Yes1
Visual Effects
(48 mins)1
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Yes1
Post-Production: Journey's End
(88 mins)1
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Yes1
The Passing of an Age
(25 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Cameron Duncan:
The Inspiration for "Into The West"
(16 mins)
No
No
Yes1
No
No
No
Yes1
The Return of the King: Behind The Scenes
(112 mins)
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No
No
Yes
No
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Yes
 
Fullscreen
Theatrical DVD
Widescreen
Theatrical DVD
Extended Edition DVD4
Limited Edition DVD
Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD
All Known Versions-
Theatrical Bluray
All Known Versions-
Extended Edition Bluray5
A Composer's Journey Through Middle-earth
(52 mins)
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No
No
No
Exclusive
No
No
TV Spots
(7 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Trailers
(4 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Super Trailer2
(7 mins)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes2
No
Special Extended Edition DVD Preview2
(3 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes2
No
Aragorn's Quest Video Game Trailer2
(1 min)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes2
No
War in the North Video Game Trailer2
(1 min)
No
No
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 Battle for Middle-earth Continues:
Video Games from EA
(2 mins)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Design Galleries: The People of Middle-earth
(Still Gallery)
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No
Yes
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No
Yes
Design Galleries: The Realms of Middle-earth
(Still Gallery)
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No
Yes
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Yes
Production Photos
(Still Gallery)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Miniatures Galleries
(Still Gallery)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Middle-Earth Atlas:
Tracing The Journeys of The Fellowship
Interactive Map
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Practical Joke Easter Egg
(9 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
MTV Movie Awards Skit Easter Egg
(6 mins)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
 
Fullscreen
Theatrical DVD
Widescreen
Theatrical DVD
Extended Edition DVD4
Limited Edition DVD
Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD
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- 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.
4- 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 Bonus 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. Luckily the exact same DVD for the Collector's Gift Set Bonus DVD can be found and purchased separately so add that DVD and your feature set is complete.

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LAST UPDATED 06/07/2018