J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth

J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth is the first documentary in the Extended Edition appendices, in the section "From Book to Vision", to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Featuring Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Humphrey Carpenter, some Tolkienian authors, and others, the 21-minute documentary recounts J.R.R. Tolkien's early life to the conception, success, and phenomenon of The Lord of the Rings, and discusses its central themes and struggles.

It is followed by From Book to Script.

Personnel

 * Peter Jackson, director
 * Philippa Boyens, co-writer
 * Tom Shippey, Tolkien scholar
 * Chris Upton, writer
 * Jane Johnson, writer
 * Rayner Unwin, son of Tolkien's initial publisher
 * Humphrey Carpenter, Tolkien's biographer
 * Clive Revill, voice actor reading Tolkien's words
 * John Howe, artist and conceptual designer
 * Patrick Curry, writer
 * Viggo Mortensen, actor of Aragorn