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The Hobbit trilogy

film series consisting of three films based on the 1937 novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Hobbit trilogy
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Summary

The Hobbit trilogy is a film trilogy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of film trilogy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,641 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Peter Jackson[3]
  • Screenwriter: Fran Walsh[4], Guillermo del Toro[5], Philippa Boyens[6]
  • Composer: Howard Shore[7]
  • Genre: fantasy film[8]
  • Based on: The Hobbit[9]
  • Follows: The Lord of the Rings[10]
  • Cast member: Ian McKellen[11], Martin Freeman[12], Richard Armitage[13], Benedict Cumberbatch[14], Christopher Lee[15], Cate Blanchett[16]
  • Producer: Peter Jackson[17]
  • Part of the series: Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film series[18]
  • Production company: WingNut Films[19]
  • Director of photography: Andrew Lesnie[20]
  • Part of: Middle-earth in motion pictures[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Commons category: The Hobbit film trilogy[23]
  • Color: color[24]
  • Country of origin: United States[25], New Zealand[26]
  • Has part(s): The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey[27], The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug[28], The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2012[30]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[31]
  • Official website: http://www.thehobbit.com[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Hobbit (film series)[33]
  • Filming location: New Zealand[34]
  • Film editor: Jabez Olssen[35]
  • Title: The Hobbit[36]
  • Has characteristic: film adaptation[37]

Why It Matters

The Hobbit trilogy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Alessandro Baricco Benedict Cumberbatch Cate Blanchett Christopher Lee Fran Walsh Guillermo del Toro Howard Shore Ian McKellen Martin Freeman New Zealand Peter Jackson Richard Armitage The Hobbit The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Filming location → New Zealand
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