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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 18+Synopsis
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Country
USA / New Zealand / Germany
Runtime
3 hours 0 minute
Production year
2002
Online premiere
18 December 2002
World premiere
18 December 2002
Release date
| 22 April 2021 | Russia | UPI | 12+ |
| 26 December 2002 | Australia | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Belgium | ||
| 27 December 2002 | Brazil | ||
| 16 January 2003 | Czechia | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Denmark | ||
| 10 January 2003 | Estonia | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Finland | ||
| 18 December 2002 | France | ||
| 26 September 2024 | Georgia | PG-13 | |
| 18 December 2002 | Germany | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Great Britain | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Greece | ||
| 9 January 2003 | Hong Kong | ||
| 9 January 2003 | Hungary | ||
| 25 November 2024 | Iceland | 12 year age limit | |
| 18 December 2002 | Ireland | ||
| 16 January 2003 | Italy | ||
| 22 February 2003 | Japan | ||
| 22 January 2003 | Kazakhstan | ||
| 14 April 2024 | Latvia | N12 | |
| 24 January 2003 | Lithuania | ||
| 20 December 2002 | Mexico | ||
| 19 December 2002 | Netherlands | ||
| 18 December 2002 | New Zealand | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Norway | ||
| 13 March 2025 | Panama | ||
| 31 January 2003 | Poland | ||
| 20 December 2002 | Portugal | ||
| 16 January 2003 | Slovakia | ||
| 19 December 2002 | South Korea | ||
| 18 December 2002 | Spain | ||
| 5 December 2003 | Sweden | ||
| 25 December 2002 | Thailand | ||
| 18 December 2002 | USA | ||
| 22 January 2003 | Ukraine | ||
| 11 October 2022 | Viet Nam |
MPAA
PG-13
Budget
$94,000,000
Worldwide Gross
$938,828,326
Production
New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company
Also known as
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres, Sagan om de två tornen, Властелин колец: Две крепости, ロード・オブ・ザ・リング 二つの塔, 魔戒二部曲：雙城奇謀, A Gyűrűk Ura: A két torony, Arbab-e halgheha 2: Do borj, Banjieui jewang du gaeeui tab, Chúa Tể Của Những Chiếc Nhẫn: Hai Tòa Tháp, Der Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme, El senyor dels anells: Les dues torres, Gospodar prstanov: stolpa, Gospodar prstenova: Dvije kule, Gospodarot na prstenite: Dvete kuli, Gredzenu pavēlnieks: Divi torņi, Hringadróttinssaga: Tveggja turna tal, Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri, In de ban van de ring: De twee torens, Kryezoti i Unazave: Dy Kullat, Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours, Le Seigneur des anneaux: Les deux tours, O arhontas ton dahtylidion: Oi dyo pyrgoi, O Senhor dos Anéis - As Duas Torres, O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres, Pán prsteňov: Dve veže, Pán prstenů: Dvě věže, Ringenes herre: De to tårne, Ringenes herre: To tårn, Sar Hatabaot: Shnei Hatzri'kh'im, Seyed alkhavatem 2, Sõrmuste isand: Kaks kantsi, Stăpânul inelelor: Cele două turnuri, Suek Hokhoi Khu Ku Phiphop, Taru Sormusten Herrasta - Kaksi tornia, Taru sormusten herrasta: Kaksi tornia, The Two Towers, Uzuklar hukmdori: Ikki qal'a, Üzüklərin hökmdarı: İki qala, Władca Pierścieni: Dwie wieże, Yüzüklerin Efendisi: İki Kule, Žiedų valdovas. Dvi tvirtovės, Ο άρχοντας των δαχτυλιδιών: Οι δύο πύργοι, Властелинът на пръстените: Двете кули, Володар перснів: Дві вежі, Володар перснів: Дві фортеці, Господар прстенова: Две куле, Жүзіктер әміршісі: Қос мұнара, Сақиналар әміршісі: Екі қамал, दी लार्ड ऑफ दी रिंग्स: दी टू टॉवर्स, 指环王：双塔奇兵
Director
Showtimes
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Interesting facts
On the ramparts of Helm's Deep during the battle a one-eyed warrior turns to the camera, revealing his scarred, empty eye socket. The performer had come as an extra wearing an eye patch. Director Sir Peter Jackson politely asked to look beneath the patch, then enquired whether the man would be prepared to appear in the film without it. He was hesitant at first and felt quite self-conscious, but afterwards said the experience had made him more comfortable with his condition.
The confrontation between Frodo and the winged Nazgûl presents a significant inconsistency within the film's narrative. The primary aim of the Fellowship's mission was to keep Sauron uncertain about the location of the Ring, thereby diverting his attention away from it as it was moved closer to Mordor. This strategy was essential for the quest's success. Up until that moment, Sauron believed the Ring to be lost somewhere in the Shire, with no evidence to suggest otherwise. However, placing Frodo directly in front of a Nazgûl in Osgiliath, just as he is about to don the Ring, would undoubtedly alert Sauron to the fact that not only has the Ring been discovered, but it is also in Gondor and alarmingly close to his domain. Consequently, Sauron would have likely unleashed the full might of his armies upon Gondor to retrieve the Ring, which would have led to the swift failure of the war effort.
Frodo
I can't do this, Sam.
Sam
I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.
Frodo
What are we holding onto, Sam?
Sam
That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for.
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