The Hobbit (1977)

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The greatest adventure is what lies ahead...

The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain.

• Released: 1977-11-27
• Genres: Family, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 17m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 382 votes

Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass.

Top cast

• Orson Bean as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
• John Huston as Gandalf the Grey (voice)
• Hans Conried as Thorin (voice)
• Richard Boone as Smaug (voice)
• Theodore Gottlieb as Gollum (voice)
• Otto Preminger as Elvenking (voice)
• Cyril Ritchard as Elrond (voice)
• Paul Frees as Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
• Don Messick as Balin/Troll #3/Goblin/Lord of the Eagles (voice)
• John Stephenson as Dori/Great Goblin/Bard (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Hobbit

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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