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The Lord of the Rings director commentaries

Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens discuss adaptation, production, and editing across the trilogy's extended editions. Read the tracks from The Fellowship of the Ring through The Return of the King.

Reading order

Read the commentaries in order.

  1. The Fellowship of the Ring poster

    Part 1 of 3

    The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    Peter Jackson / Fran Walsh / Philippa Boyens

    Director / 3h 29m / 453 segments

  2. The Two Towers poster

    Part 2 of 3

    The Two Towers (2002)

    Peter Jackson / Fran Walsh / Philippa Boyens

    Director / 3h 43m / 499 segments

  3. The Return of the King poster

    Part 3 of 3

    The Return of the King (2003)

    Peter Jackson / Fran Walsh / Philippa Boyens

    Director / 4h 13m / 565 segments