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The Hobbit Promotional
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The Hobbit was adapted into an animated television movie by Rankin/Bass Productions in 1977. The story's hero, Bilbo Baggins, was voiced by Orson Bean, backed up by John Huston as the voice of Gandalf. Otto Preminger was the voice of the Elvenking, Richard Boone grumbled and bellowed as the dragon Smaug, Cyril Ritchard spoke for Elrond, Hans Conried voiced Thorin Oakenshield, and the comedian and performance artist Brother Theodore was chosen for the voice of Gollum. Topcraft, a noted Japanese animation studio, produced the animated artwork for Rankin-Bass, introducing many in the United States to Japanese-style animation for the first time. Principal artists included Hidetoshi Kaneko, Kazuko Ito, and Minoru Nishida. The same studio was also used for The Return of the King.
These cels are promotional cels make for the film feature.
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