The Real Middle-earth is a 105-minute documentary, directed by Scott Price, concerning J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Arda and its real, geographical inspirations, and Tolkien's domestic life while he wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. It was produced in 2003 by Multi Media Arts.
Much of the correlation to Tolkien's real surroundings are in the Shire, and so places such as Birmingham, Warwickshire, the West Midlands as a whole, Evesham, the town of Oxford, and Lancashire are discussed or explored. It is narrated by Ian Holm, who portrayed Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings films.
IMDb and Amazon.com incorrectly give 2007 as the documentary's release year.
Personnel featured[]
- Patrick Curry, Tolkien scholar
- John Garth, Tolkien scholar and biographer
- Helen Armstrong of The Tolkien Society
- Ian Collier of The Tolkien Society
- Peter Bennett of River Cole Conservation Group
- Janet Graffius, Curator of Stonyhurst College Museum
- Jonathan Hewatt of Stonyhurst College
- Peter Leather, historian of Birmingham
External links[]
- Watch on Amazon Prime Video
- IMDb page (incomplete)