The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. It is the second installment in The Lord of the Rings film series, preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and concluding with The Return of the King (2003).
Continuing the plot of The Fellowship of the Ring, the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's former owner. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli come to the war-torn nation of Rohan and are reunited with the resurrected Gandalf, before fighting at the Battle of Helm's Deep. Merry and Pippin escape capture, meet Treebeard the Ent, and help to plan an attack on Isengard.
Meeting high critical acclaim, the film was an enormous box-office success, earning over $926 million worldwide and is currently the 29th highest-grossing film of all time (inflation-adjusted, it is the 62nd most successful film in North America). The film won numerous accolades and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two.
| Directed by | Peter Jackson |
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| Produced by | Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh |
| Screenplay by | Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Stephen Sinclair Peter Jackson |
| Based on | The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Starring | See Cast |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Michael J. Horton Jabez Olssen |
| Production company |
WingNut Films
The Saul Zaentz Company |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 214 minutes |
| Country |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $94 million |
| Box office | $926,047,111 |
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