

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
This short film is the first film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, The Hobbit. The film is a considered an "ashcan copy" as it was made quickly and cheaply by the producer to keep the rights to to the material.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- dragon
- wizard
- disrespectful
- ashcan copy
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Produced in
Czechoslovakia, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical30 Jun 1967
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J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was released on 30 June 1967.
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pokycoder
3/15/2022
So bad that it's almost good. That's about all I can say about this one. When you understand that it was hurriedly thrown together to ensure future access to film rights, that it was never theatrically released (only screened one time), and that it was only published in 2012, it actually becomes an amusing little gem(?) in the history of Tolkien's epic saga of Middle-Earth. To be totally honest, it doesn't deviate…
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