A Russian adaptation of “Lord of the Rings “, which was considered lost, was discovered and posted on YouTube a few days ago, reports o Guardian.
The 1991 TV movie “Khraniteli” is based on the book by J. P.P. Tolkien “The Companion of the Ring” and is the only adaptation of this trilogy believed to have taken place in Russia.
It was released 10 years before Peter Jackson’s first film, in late 1991, with a very low budget as seen in the costumes and rudimentary sets and many parts of the film – amateur level – more reminiscent of theatrical than film production.
The music composed by Andrei Romanov of the rock band Akvarium also brings a post-Soviet air to the film, which was once shown on television before disappearing from Leningrad television archives.
Few knew or remembered its existence until the “successor” and successor of Leningrad Television, the Russian network 5TV, suddenly uploaded the film to YouTube (in two separate parts) last week.
In just a few days the film has more than 400,000 views. “We have to make a statue of the one who discovered it and turned it into a digital form,” one user wrote.
In the title song, Romanov sings a translation of Tolkien’s description of the origin of the rings, three of which are given to elves, seven to dwarves and nine to mortals.
The Soviet version includes some plot elements, which were cut in the Jackson version, such as the character of Tom Mobadil.
According to World of Fantasy, an animated version of The Hobbit entitled “Treasure Under the Mountain” was withdrawn in 1991, leaving only six minutes of video available on the Internet.
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