The Fellowship of the Ring: Quick Facts

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Elijah Wood as Frodo, Dominic Monaghan as Merry, Billy Boyd as Pippin, and Sean Astin as Sam stand together in cloaks by a rocky stream in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Ian McKellen as Gandalf smokes a pipe while Elijah Wood as Frodo stands behind him in a warmly lit hobbit home in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Scene from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring showing the Fellowship members standing together outdoors, facing Elrond, with stone arches and greenery in the background.

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