The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 film directed by Peter Jackson. It stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and others.
Crew & production
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Screenwriters
- Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro, J. R. R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens
- Producers
- Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Zane Weiner
- Director of photography
- Andrew Lesnie
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Editor
- Jabez Olssen
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Entertainment, WingNut Films
- Original languages
- English, Black Speech, Khuzdûl, Sindarin
- Budget
- $180 million
- Box office
- $1.02 billion (worldwide)
Trailer
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Top cast
33 peopleMartin Freeman
Ian McKellen
Richard Armitage
Ken Stott
Graham McTavish
Aidan Turner
Dean O'Gorman
Mark Hadlow
Jed Brophy
Adam Brown
John Callen
Peter Hambleton
More cast
- William Kircher Bifur
- James Nesbitt Bofur
- Manu Bennett Azog
- Hugo Weaving Elrond
- Christopher Lee Saruman
- Barry Humphries Great Goblin
- Ian Holm Bilbo Baggins
- Lee Pace Thranduil
- Bret McKenzie Lindir
- Benedict Cumberbatch Sauron
- Cate Blanchett Galadriel
- Elijah Wood Frodo Baggins
- Stephen Hunter Bombur
- John Rawls
- Conan Stevens Bolg
- Sylvester McCoy Radagast
- Andy Serkis Gollum
- Luke Evans Girion
- Peter Jackson
- Terry Notary Great Goblin
- Evangeline Lilly Tauriel
Sources
- Wikidata (Q80379), accessed October 2026
- Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile
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