Many of us have strange memories of the Soviet version of The Hobbit
Well, it seems that they also made The Fellowship of the Ring
According to Wikipedia, they included Tom Bombadil and the Barrow Wights.
“this is what lord of the rings would have been like if frodo had dropped a heroic dose of acid before leaving the shire”
A 13 minute highlight reel:
And yet, thanks to the prologue presented by Ian Holm, we have no doubts about the importance of their mission. It is not merely a treasure hunt but a desperate attempt to reclaim a homeland for a people who have been living in exile for a generation. There is extraordinary beauty in the way that Tolkien’s book, which at the beginning tells of seemingly small and even trivial things (Bilbo, the willy-nilly burglar, reluctantly embarks on a perilous journey), then rises to describe events of significant magnitudes, such as the decisive battle of the five armies. Who cares? I learned about it from 🧙 Glóin | The Tolkien Forum Wiki 🧙