The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition: A never-before-seen version of the film with 50 minutes of new and extended scenes. This 4-disc set features all new bonus materials including in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, original documentaries, feature-length commentaries and much more.
View the preview footage here .
The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy reaches its crowning conclusion with the December 14, 2004 DVD release of the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Available as a four-DVD set and priced to own at $39.99, the Special Extended DVD Edition contains 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage woven into the original, theatrically released version of the 11-time Academy Award ®-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
In addition to the over four-hour-long feature – presented on two discs with the enhanced picture and sound quality that are New Line Home Entertainment's signature – the four-disc Special Extended DVD Edition also includes two discs offering hours of brand new supplemental material.
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Platinum Series™ Special Extended DVD Edition Content Overview
Discs One and Two: Special Extended Edition of the Film and Supplemental Audio Commentary Tracks
· The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King feature will be presented in anamorphic 16X9 widescreen, 2.35:1 aspect ratio and three Surround Sound options:
· The first two discs will feature four (4) supplemental audio commentary tracks, accompanied by a subtitle layer identifying each different speaker.
Audio Commentary 1: The Director and Writers
Audio Commentary 2: The Design Team
Audio Commentary 3: The Production/Post-Production Team
Audio Commentary 4: The Cast
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Discs Three and Four: The Appendices Discs three and four feature all-new bonus content, including multiple documentaries, galleries and interactive maps. Documentaries that were started with the Special Extended DVD Editions of the first two films in the trilogy are continued here, bringing the full The Lord of the Rings experience to completion.
Disc Three: The Appendices Part Five – "The War of the Ring"
Disc Four: The Appendices Part Six – "The Passing of an Age"
· Visual Effects
The DVD is avilable December 14th. You can pre-order via Amazon .
See the World Premiere of the extended trailer for The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition November 29th only at www.lordoftherings.net .
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