Per Rønne skrev:
> Det er en stor skam at indspilningen af de tre bind blev så kort. Der
> skulle ikke have været en helaftensfilm for hvert bind, men for hver af
> de seks 'bøger' værket består af.
Den engelske Wikipedia skriver:
The work was initially intended by Tolkien to be one volume of
a two-volume set, the other to be The Silmarillion, but this
idea was dismissed by his publisher.[3][4] For economic
reasons, The Lord of the Rings was published in three volumes
over the course of a year from 29 July 1954 to 20 October
1955.[3][5] The three volumes were titled The Fellowship of
the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Men derfor kan man jo godt mene at der skal to film til at dække
én bog. Det er så mange år siden jeg læste den (i ét bind) at jeg
slet ikke husker opdelingen.
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/Bertel