The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2003
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.
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Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.
Cast
John Rhys-DaviesSelf / Narrator
Elijah WoodSelf
Hugo WeavingSelf
Peter JacksonSelf
Ian McKellenSelf
Jock FergusonSelf - William Wallace Re-enactor
Jock FergusonSelf - Scottish Historian
Michael DroutSelf - Tolkien Expert
Susan DoranSelf - Oxford University
David LoadesSelf - Author, 'Elizabeth I'
Theodore RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
Tweed RooseveltSelf - Theodore Roosevelt's Great-Grandson
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Michael ZuckermanSelf - Benjamin Franklin Expert
Christopher LeeSelf
Czar Nicholas II of RussiaSelf (archive footage)
Tsarina AlexandraSelf (archive footage)
Richard PipesSelf - Russian Historian
Vladimir LeninSelf (archive footage)
Lynette NusbacherSelf - English Historian
David WenhamSelf
James M. McPhersonSelf - Civil War Historian
Philippa BoyensSelf - Co-Screenwriter
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
Bob DoeSelf - World War II RAF Pilot
Gary MoultonSelf - Lewis and Clark Expert
Billy BoydSelf
Orlando BloomSelf
Tenzing NorgaySelf (archive footage)
Edmund HillarySelf (archive footage)
Broughton CoburnSelf - Everest Expert
Jamling Tenzing NorgaySelf - Son of Tenzing Norgay
Sean AstinSelf
Allen CounterSelf - Peary Expedition Historian
Robert Peary StaffordSelf - Robert A. Peary Great-grandson
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