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, specifically disc 3 "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 featured

• Peter Jackson, director
• Philippa Boyens, co-writer
• Tom Shippey, Tolkien scholar
• Chris Upton
• Jane Johnson (Jude Fisher)
• 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
• Viggo Mortensen, actor of Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy extended edition appendices

In The Fellowship of the Ring:

Part One: From Book to Vision   •   Part Two: From Vision to Reality

In The Two Towers:

Part Three: The Journey Continues   •   Part Four: The Battle for Middle-earth Begins

In The Return of the King:

Part Five: The War of the Ring   •   Part Six: The Passing of an Age