The Real Middle-Earth

New Zealand, 2004

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Made for television, this documentary explores the New Zealand locations used in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by Peter Jackson. Television presenter Jim Hickey interviews locals who played extras in the films and those that were involved in the ‘behind-the scenes’ side of the business, such as caterers, horse wranglers, stuntmen, artists etc. Features an interview with Jackson discussing the way in which he used the lush New Zealand landscape as a stand-in for the Middle Earth of Tolkien’s iconic text.

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Credits

producer/director

David Mason

production company

Rustic Road Productions

Television New Zealand

Duration

00:43:00:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

2004

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

318969

Languages

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Special effects

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture locations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New Zealand

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New Zealand - Description and travel

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand

Literature → Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

People → Interviews

People → Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Places → New Zealand

Television

Television → Television programs

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

DVD; Access Print (Section 1)

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