The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

This article is about the 2014 film. For the battle itself, see Battle of Five Armies.

The Hobbit:The Battle of the Five Armies
Directed by	Peter Jackson
Produced by	Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Carolynne Cunningham Philippa Boyens Eileen Moran
Written by	J.R.R. Tolkien Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson Guillermo del Toro
Starring	Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Evangeline Lilly Luke Evans Lee Pace Benedict Cumberbatch Ken Stott Aidan Turner Dean O'Gorman Billy Connolly Graham McTavish James Nesbitt Stephen Fry Ryan Gage Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Orlando Bloom Mikael Persbrandt Sylvester McCoy Peter Hambleton John Callen Mark Hadlow Jed Brophy William Kircher Stephen Hunter et al.
Music by	Howard Shore
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Editing by	Jabez Olssen
Distributed by	New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	December 12, 2014 (United Kingdom) December 17, 2014 (United States)
Running time	144 minutes (Theatrical) 164 minutes (Extended)
Preceded by	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (chronologically)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy adventure film, and the third and final installment of The Hobbit film trilogy, with a duration of 144 minutes, the shortest of the trilogy. Like its predecessors The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the film was produced and directed by Peter Jackson, who had directed The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The film is the sixth and final live-action Middle-earth film adaptation to be released and the third chronologically.

Filming took place primarily in New Zealand. It stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and the Necromancer, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield.

On February 28, 2013, a new release date in December was confirmed for the film, mirroring the release dates of Peter Jackson's previous Middle-earth films, The Lord of the Rings and the first two films of The Hobbit. The film was released on December 12, 2014 in the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe (e.g. Austria), and on December 17 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews, but it was a major box office success, grossing over $962 million worldwide.

Title

The film's title refers to the climactic battle of the same name between the Men of Lake-town, the Elves of Mirkwood, the Dwarves of the Iron Hills, the Orc armies from both Dol Guldur and Gundabad, and the Great Eagles.

Synopsis

Opening

Smaug destroys Lake-town

Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug destroys Lake-town. Bard breaks out of prison and kills Smaug with the black arrow, whose falling body crushes the fleeing Master of Lake-town. Bard is chosen as the new leader, and the people of Lake-town seek refuge in the ruins of Dale. Tauriel travels to investigate Mount Gundabad with Legolas. Upon arriving at Erebor, Fíli and Kíli, Bofur and Óin are informed by Bilbo that Thorin has been inflicted with Smaug's "dragon sickness" as he searches for the Arkenstone. It is revealed that Bilbo actually stole the Arkenstone from Smaug but knows it should be hidden from Thorin, who orders the entrance of the Lonely Mountain be sealed off.

Attack on Dol Guldur

The Nazgul surround Gandalf and Galadriel

Meanwhile, having become a prisoner in Dol Guldur, Gandalf is saved by Galadriel. Galadriel carries an unconscious Gandalf into a more open area while being taunted by the Necromancer. Elrond, Saruman, and Radagast arrive and rescue the Grey Wizard. Gandalf is saved by Galadriel and given to Radagast while Elrond and Saruman hold off the Nazgûl. Sauron appears to them with the Nine at his side. Using the power of Nenya, Galadriel takes on the Dark Lord and the Ringwraiths, banishing them out of the fortress. Galadriel falls back, fainting as Elrond supports her, realizing she has used her full strength in order to cast him away. Though Elrond believes they must warn the Free People of the enemy's return and set a watch upon the boundaries of Mordor, Saruman tells him to take Galadriel to safety while he deals with Sauron.

Radagast provides Gandalf a horse and his staff before riding to Dale. At that time, Azog approaches the Lonely Mountain with his vast Orc army while learning from Bolg that an Elf army under Thranduil is also approaching. Azog tells Bolg to head to Gundabad and ready their other army.

Battlefield

Following Bolg to the fortress of Gundabad, Legolas and Tauriel see Bolg with another army of Orcs and hundreds of war-bred bats. They decide to return to Lake-town to warn the others.

The fortress of Gundabad

When Thranduil's army arrives in Dale, he forges an allegiance with Bard to claim a necklace of white gems from Thorin's treasure. Though Bard attempts to reason with Thorin to avoid further bloodshed, the stubborn dwarf refuses to listen, to his company's dismay. As they prepare for the battle, Thorin gives Bilbo a mithril vest. Thorin begins to talk like Smaug, telling Bilbo that he will never share the treasure with Bard and Thranduil, not wanting to part with a single coin. After Gandalf arrives at Dale, Bilbo sneaks out of the Lonely Mountain to hand the Arkenstone over to Thranduil and Bard. Inside the camp, Thranduil reminds Gandalf that he is the one who started all this and he will finish it.

The next day, the Elf army and the armed people of Lake-town gather at the entrance of the Lonely Mountain. Thranduil and Bard ride at the front, where Thorin threatens to kill them if they get any closer. Bard unveils the Arkenstone at the gates of Erebor. Thorin refuses to believe them, thinking it was a ruse, until Bilbo reveals he gave it to them. Bilbo admits he wanted to give it to Thorin, but nonetheless, chides the dwarf for letting Greed corrupt him and cloud his judgement. Enraged, Thorin orders the Dwarves to throw Bilbo from the Rampart, which they refuse. Thorin instead decides to kill Bilbo himself. Luckily, Gandalf approaches at the front with Bard and Thranduil, telling Thorin to return the hobbit to him. The other Dwarves hold off their leader so Bilbo can escape down the wall to Gandalf. Then, a Dwarf army under Dáin Ironfoot arrives and is about to attack the Elves on Thorin's call, but Azog sends one branch of his army to attack Dáin's force. While Thranduil assists Dáin's army, Azog sends the rest of his forces to attack Dale with Bilbo, Gandalf, Bard, and the other Elves coming to its defense. Gandalf, Thranduil, Bard, and Dáin do the best they can to hold off the Orc armies as more and more come, killing more Dwarves, men, and Elves. Meanwhile, Alfrid takes a pile of treasure and escapes the battlefield, with Bard permitting him to do so.

The Great Eagles arrive at the battle

Inside the Lonely Mountain, Thorin eventually overcomes his madness after a lengthy hallucination. Thorin and company burst out of the Mountain and join the battle, much to Dáin's delight. While the others aid what remains of Dáin's forces, Thorin rides towards Ravenhill with Dwalin, Fíli and Kíli to kill Azog. At the same time, after being banished by Thranduil despite her and Legolas warning him of Bolg's army, Legolas and Tauriel set off for Ravenhill with Bilbo following to warn the Dwarves of the second Orc army. Thorin tells Fíli and Kíli to scout the towers as Bilbo came and warned them. But he is too late. Azog captures Fíli and stabs him in the back before throwing him off a tower. While Thorin fights Azog to avenge Fíli, Kíli dies protecting Tauriel from Bolg. After Legolas kills Bolg, the Great Eagles arrive, led by Radagast and Beorn, to assist in the battle, quickly decimating the Orc army.

Ending

Azog defeated by Thorin Oakenshield

When Bilbo regains consciousness, he finds that Thorin has killed Azog but was mortally wounded in the process and dies soon after making his peace with the hobbit. Sometime after, a disillusioned Legolas leaves his father to meet with one of the Dúnedain, a man who goes by the name of Strider. Thranduil, after seeing Tauriel kiss Kíli's dead body, finally accepts Tauriel's love for Kíli and agrees with her plan to bury the Dwarf. Bilbo bids farewell to the surviving members of Thorin's company, telling them they are welcome to join him for tea whenever they are in the Shire, to which he returns with Gandalf. As they part on the outskirts of the Shire, Gandalf reveals that he knows of the Ring that Bilbo found in the Goblin tunnels (though unaware that it was the One Ring) before they part ways on good terms. Bilbo's story ends when he returns to Bag End and finds the Sackville-Bagginses are auctioning off his belongings and are about to sell his house. The scene transitions to Bilbo on the day of his 111th birthday when he receives a visit from Gandalf, ending where the The Fellowship of the Ring begins.

Credits

Main

• Ian McKellen as Gandalf
• Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
• Richard Armitage as Thorin II Oakenshield
• Ken Stott as Balin
• Graham McTavish as Dwalin
• William Kircher as Bifur
• James Nesbitt as Bofur
• Stephen Hunter as Bombur
• Dean O'Gorman as Fíli
• Aidan Turner as Kíli
• John Callen as Óin
• Peter Hambleton as Glóin
• Jed Brophy as Nori
• Mark Hadlow as Dori
• Adam Brown as Ori

Minor

• Orlando Bloom as Legolas
• Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel
• Lee Pace as Thranduil
• Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
• Hugo Weaving as Elrond
• Christopher Lee as Saruman
• Ian Holm as Old Bilbo
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug and Necromancer
• Mikael Persbrandt as Beorn
• Sylvester McCoy as Radagast
• Luke Evans as Bard
• Stephen Fry as Master of Lake-town
• Ryan Gage as Alfrid
• John Bell as Bain
• Peggy Nesbitt as Sigrid
• Mary Nesbitt as Tilda
• Manu Bennett as Azog
• John Tui as Bolg
• Billy Connolly as Dáin II Ironfoot
• Mark Mitchenson as Braga
• Kelly Kilgour as Soury
• Sarah Peirse as Hilda Bianca
• Nick Blake as Percy
• Simon London as Feren
• Conan Stevens as Keeper of the Dungeons
• Allan Smith as Ragash
• Miranda Harcourt as Olga
• Thomasin McKenzie as Astrid
• Erin Banks as Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
• Brian Hotter as Otho Sackville-Baggins
• Timothy Bartlett as Master Worrywort
• Mervyn Smith as Tosser Grubb
• Martin Kwok as voice of Ragash

Uncredited

• Shane Rangi as Lake-town Refugee
• Jeff Slaven as Lake-town Extra
• Christopher Winchester as Lake-towner
• Dee Bradley Baker as Creatures (vocal effect)
• Stephen O'Neill as Lake-town Extra
• Greg Ellis as Net Mender

Appearances and mentions

By type

Characters	Species and creatures	Locations	Factions, groups and titles
Events	Objects and artifacts	Miscellanea

Characters

Alfrid Aragorn II Elessar (indirect mention only) Arathorn (mentioned only) Astrid Azog Bain Balin Bard Belladonna (Took) Baggins (picture only) Beorn Bifur Bilbo Baggins Bofur Bolg Bombur Braga Bungo Baggins (picture only) Dáin II Ironfoot Dís (indirect mention only) Dori Dwalin Durin I (mentioned only) Ecthelion II (mentioned only) (extended edition only) Elrond Feren Fíli Kíli Galadriel Gandalf Glóin

Hilda Bianca Khamûl Legolas Keeper of the Dungeons Lobelia Sackville-Baggins Master of Lake-town Master Worrywort Nori Óin Olga Ori Otho Sackville-Baggins Percy Radagast Ragash Roäc Saruman Sauron Sigrid Smaug Soury Tauriel Thorin II Oakenshield Thráin II (mentioned only) Thranduil Thrór (mentioned only) Tilda Tosser Grubb Witch-king of Angmar

Species and creatures

Ainur Maiar Bats Dragons Dwarves Elves Goblins Great Eagles Hobbits Horses Megaloceros Men Beornings Ogres Orcs Ravens Trolls Wargs Were-worms Wraiths Nazgûl

Locations

Angmar Eriador Rivendell (Mentioned only) The Shire Hobbiton Bag End Rhovanion Celduin Erebor Bottommost Cellar Front Gate Ravenhill Iron Hills (Mentioned only) Lake-town Long Lake Lothlórien (Mentioned only) Mirkwood Dol Guldur Woodland Realm (Indirect mention only) Misty Mountains Mount Gundabad

Factions, groups and titles

Thorin and Company Lake-men Silvan Elves Shire-hobbits

Events

Battle of Five Armies Quest of Erebor

Extended edition

The extended edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has an additional 20 minutes of footage:

• More scenes of Bard attempting to kill Smaug.
• More scenes of Smaug destroying Lake-town.
• Elven archers shooting at Dáin's army.
• Dwarves with Ballista's firing at the Elves
• Dwarven Goat Riders attack the Elves.

Thorin's funeral

• Funeral of Thorin, Fíli and Kíli.
• Coronation of Dáin II Ironfoot, the new king of Erebor.
• Gandalf interrogated about one of the Elven Rings of Power, Narya in Dol Guldur.
• More footage of Elrond and Saruman fighting the Ringwraiths.
• The death of Master of Lake-town, and Alfrid Lickspittle.
• More fighting in the city of Dale.
• More battle scenes.
• The war beasts Azog sends just after the battle begins.
• Axe blade removed from Bifur's forehead.
• Conversation between Bilbo and Bofur before he hands over the Arkenstone.
• Galadriel unveils her true power when she slays an Orc.
• More graphic and brutal Orc kills.
• Bilbo when planting a acorn in Dale (Deleted Scene).
• Balin, Fíli, Kíli and Dwalin while riding a Battle Wagon.

Reception

The film's world premiere took place on December 1st, 2014 in Leicester Square, London. Many of the cast members were there, and the event reportedly went very well. The film was well received by those in attendance, and many critics praised the film's visuals, acting, and action sequences, while some also expressed criticism on the short length of the film.

Financially, the film was a success, earning over 255 million in North America and another 700 million overseas for a total of over 962 million US dollars.

On theatrical release, the film received mixed reviews, with many critics complaining about the film's perceived shortcomings in terms of plot and pacing. The film's current Rotten Tomatoes score is 60%, based on 267 reviews.

Videos

Trailers

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - Official Main Trailer HD

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - Official Teaser Trailer HD

The Battle of the Five Armies - The Hobbit 4K Ultra HD - Warner Bros. Entertainment

Extras

Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - Cast Interview - Comic Con 2014

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - "Smaug Will Be A Killing Machine"

The Hobbit - Evangeline Lilly on Tauriel in Battle of Five Armies

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - "I'm Not Alone" Clip

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - "Attack the City" Clip

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - "I'm Not Asking You To Allow It" Clip HD

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies - "Have you not had your fill of death? " Clip

Interviews

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Orlando Bloom On Legolas' Story Through The Saga

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Hugo Weaving On Working On The Film

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Peter Jackson

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Benedict Cumberbatch On Smaug's Motivation

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Christopher Lee On The Significance Of Playing This Role

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Evangeline Lilly On Her Character

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Martin Freeman On Ian As Gandalf

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Ian Mckellan On The State Of Middle-Earth And Gandalf

The Hobbit Battle Of The Five Armies Cate Blanchett On The Dol Gulder Set

The Hobbit Cast's Favourite Moments From the Trilogy

The Hobbit Battle Of Five Armies Leaving Middle Earth (Imax Featurette)

Gallery

Posters

The logo of the Battle of the Five Armies

A poster showing Bilbo Baggins and Sting

Textless poster.

Digital release poster.

Logo.

Banners

Promotional Images

Promotional image of Legolas and Bard the Bowman

Gandalf and Bard

The Dwarves in the Lonely Mountain

Thranduil and Gandalf

Tauriel

Character Posters

Thranduil Poster

Screenshots

Thranduil

Thranduil and Bard

The Nazgûl in Dol Guldur

Saruman

Sauron

Thorin and Kíli

Tauriel and Legolas

Thorin

Smaug attacking Laketown

Bolg

Tauriel and other people

Thorin in the Lonely Mountain

Galadriel

Galadriel and Gandalf

Sauron

Soundtrack

Regular Album

Original Soundtrack Cover

Disc 1

1. Fire and Water
2. Shores of the Long Lake
3. Beyond Sorrow and Grief
4. Guardians of the Three
5. The Ruins of Dale
6. The Gathering of the Clouds
7. Mithril
8. Bred for War
9. A Thief in the Night
10. The Clouds Burst
11. Battle for the Mountain

Disc 2

1. The Darkest Hour
2. Sons of Durin
3. The Fallen
4. Ravenhill
5. To the Death
6. Courage and Wisdom
7. The Return Journey
8. There and Back Again
9. The Last Goodbye performed by Billy Boyd
10. Ironfoot

Special Edition Album

Special Edition Cover

Disc 1

1. Fire and Water
2. Shores of the Long Lake
3. Beyond Sorrow and Grief
4. Guardians of the Three
5. The Ruins of Dale
6. The Gathering of the Clouds
7. Mithril
8. Bred for War
9. A Thief in the Night
10. The Clouds Burst
11. Battle for the Mountain

Disc 2

1. The Darkest Hour
2. Sons of Durin
3. The Fallen
4. Ravenhill
5. To the Death
6. Courage and Wisdom
7. The Return Journey
8. There and Back Again
9. The Last Goodbye performed by Billy Boyd
10. Ironfoot
11. Dragon-Sickness (Bonus Track)
12. Thrain (Bonus Track)

Errors

• The film ends with a shot of Thorin's map lying on Bilbo's desk, with nothing covering it. However, when Gandalf visits Bag End in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the map is partially covered with scrolls and parchments.

Trivia

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• This is the only film in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings franchise that does not begin with a prologue, as it begins immediately from the cliffhanger where The Desolation of Smaug leaves off from.
• This film is the last film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings and related works, as the Tolkien Estate has forbidden any more films from being made for the time being.
• In Sir Christopher Lee's Christmas Video leading up to the film's release, he speculated that Saruman the White would have a lot more screen time in the film.
• Aragorn II is mentioned by King Thranduil, who is referred as "Strider" and the son of Arathorn. In the books, he is still supposed to be a child and not yet bear the name of "Strider". However, given the apparent lack of a time skip in the film of The Fellowship of the Ring, how Bilbo was stated to carry the Ring for sixty years, and how Aragorn stated that he was 87 in the Extended Edition of The Two Towers, it's possible that Aragorn is supposed to be 27 at this point by the film adaptation's timeline.
• The Extended Edition was given an R for Restricted rating by the MPAA for "Some Violence", making it the first time any of the films, theatrical or extended, has been given an R rating, as all previous ones, including this film's theatrical release have got PG-13 as their rating.
• The film would currently be the 49th highest-grossing film of all time if Jurassic Park, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and The Lion King had never been re-released.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Afrikaans	Die Hobbit: Die Slag van die Vyf Legers
Albanian	Hobiti: Beteja e Pesë ushtrive
Amharic	የ ሖብቢት: አምስት የሠራዊት ውጊያ
Arabic	الهوبيت: معركة الجيوش الخمسة
Armenian	Հոբիթ։ Հինգ զորքերի ճակատամարտը
Azerbaijani	Hobbit: Beş Ordunun Döyüşü
Basque	Hobbita: Bost Gudarosteen Gudua
Belarusian Cyrillic	Хобіт: Бітва пяці войскаў
Bengali	দ্য হবিট: দ্য ব্যাটল অব দ্য ফাইভ আর্মিস
Bosian	Hobit: Bitka pet vojske
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Хобит: Битката на петте армии
Catalan	El hòbbit: La Batalla dels Cinc Exèrcits
Cebuano	Ang Hobbit: Ang Gubat sa Lima ka mga sundalo
Chinese	哈比人：五軍之戰
Corsician	U Hobbit: U Battagghia di a Cinque Asèrciti
Croatian	Hobit: Bitka pet vojski
Czech	Hobit: Bitva pěti armád
Danish	Hobbitten: Femhæreslaget
Dutch	De Hobbit: De Slag van de Vijf Legers
Esperanto	La Hobito: La Batalo de la Kvin Armeoj
Estonian	Kääbik: Viie väe lahing
Finnish	Hobitti – Viiden armeijan taistelu
French	Le Hobbit: La Bataille des Cinq Armées
Frisian	De Hobbit: De Slach by de Fiif Armeen
Galician	O Hobbit: A batalla dos cinco exércitos
Georgian	ჰობიტი: ხუთი ლაშქრის ბრძოლა
German	Der Hobbit: Die Schlacht der Fünf Heere
Greek	Χόμπιτ: Η Μάχη των Πέντε Στρατών
Gujarati	હોબીટ: પાંચ આર્મી યુદ્ધ
Hebrew	ההוביט: קרב חמשת הצבאות
Hungarian	A hobbit: Az öt sereg csatája
Icelandic	Hobbitinn: Bardaga af Fimm heri
Indonesian	Hobbit: Pertempuran Lima Pasukan
Irish Gaelic	An Hobad: Cath na Cúig Arm
Italian	Lo Hobbit: La Battaglia delle Cinque Armate
Japanese	ホビット 決戦のゆくえ
Javanese	Ing Hobbit: Peperangan saka Limang Tentara
Kannada	ಹೊಬ್ಬಿಟ್: ಐದು ಸೈನ್ಯಗಳ ಬ್ಯಾಟಲ್
Kazakh	Хоббит: Бес әскердің шайқасы (Cyrillic) Xobbït: Bes äskerdiñ şayqası (Latin)
Korean	호빗: 다섯 군대 전투
Kurdish	ھۆبیت: جەنگی پێنج سوپاکە (Central Kurdish)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Хоббит: Беш аскер күчүнүн салгылашы
Latin	Hobbitus: Quinique exercitus praelio
Latvian	Hobits: Piecu armiju kauja
Lithuanian	Hobitas: Mūšis Penkių kareivijų
Luxembourgish	Den Hobbit: D'Schluecht vun de fënnef Arméien
Macedonian Cyrillic	Хобит: Битката кај петте војски
Malagasy	Ny Hobbit: Ny adin'ny tafika dimy
Malaysian	Hobbit: Pertempuran Lima Pasukan Tentera
Maltese	L-Hobbit: Il-Battalja tal-Ħames Armati
Marathi	द हॉबिट: पाच सैन्याने लढाई
Nepalese	? पाँच सेनाको युद्ध
Norwegian	Hobbiten: Femhærerslaget
Persian	هابیت: نبرد پنج سپاه
Polish	Hobbit: Bitwa Pięciu Armii
Portuguese	O Hobbit: A Batalha dos Cinco Exércitos
Romanian	Hobbitul: Bătălia celor cinci armate
Russian	Хоббит: Битва пяти воинств
Scottish Gaelic	An Hàbad: An Blàr de an Còig Armailtean
Serbian	Хобит: Битка пет армија (Cyrillic) Hobit: Bitka pet armija (Latin)
Sinhalese	හොබිට්: යුද්ධ හමුදාවේ සටන ?
Slovak	Hobbit: Bitka piatich armád
Slovenian	Hobit: Bitka petih vojska
Spanish	El Hobbit: La Batalla de los Cinco Ejércitos
Swedish	Hobbit: Femhäraslaget
Tajik Cyrillic	Хобби: Панҷ Армияҳо мубориза ?
Thai	เดอะ ฮอบบิท: สงคราม 5 ทัพ
Turkish	Hobbit: Beş Ordunun Savaşı
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Хоббіт: Битва п'яти воїнств
Vietnamese	Người Hobbit: Đại chiến Năm cánh quân
Zazaki	Hobbit: Lecê panc ordiyan

External links

• Official site of The Hobbit films