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The Hobbit is a 1977 American animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass and animated by Topcraft.The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien; it was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977.
Rankin/Bass Productions was an American production company, ... 1977 Romeo Muller [22] The Hobbit [b] Topcraft: Traditional [23] Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey:
In 1977, Rankin/Bass produced an animated version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. It was followed in 1980 by an animated version of The Return of the King (the animation rights to the first two volumes were held by Saul Zaentz, producer of Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation The Lord of the Rings).
After the 1977 broadcast of The Hobbit on NBC, development and production began on The Return of the King at Rankin/Bass Productions in New York City under supervision of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. The film's original working title was Frodo, The Hobbit II.
Rankin/Bass’s most biblical of their animated Christmas specials follows the little drummer boy after his encounter with three wise men. This special is a bit darker than the studio’s usual work.
Topcraft is well known for its collaboration for hand-drawn animation titles by Rankin/Bass Productions (New York City, US). Together, they produced several well-known animated television specials and feature films, including The Hobbit (1977) and The Return of the King (1980).
The Hobbit: Rankin/Bass / Topcraft / ABC Video Enterprises: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass (directors); Romeo Muller (screenplay); Orson Bean, Richard Boone, Hans Conried, John Huston, Otto Preminger, Cyril Ritchard, Brother Theodore, Paul Frees, Jack DeLeon, Don Messick, John Stephenson, Glenn Yarbrough, Thurl Ravenscroft: 30 The Goodbye Girl
A somewhat cat-like Smaug as seen in the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated film of The Hobbit [20] A dragon named 'Slag' features in Gene Deitch's brief 1967 animated film. [21] Francis de Wolff voiced the red dragon in the long-lost 1968 BBC radio dramatization. [22] Richard Boone voiced Smaug in the 1977 animated film by Rankin/Bass. [23]