TY - ADVS AU - Armitage,Richard AU - Blanchett,Cate AU - Boyens,Philippa AU - Cunningham,Carolynne AU - Freeman,Martin AU - Jackson,Peter AU - McKellen,Ian AU - Nesbitt,James AU - Serkis,Andy AU - Stott,Ken AU - Tolkien,J.R.R. AU - Turner,Aidan AU - Walsh,Fran AU - Weaving,Hugo ED - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. ED - New Line Cinema Corporation. ED - WingNut Films (Firm) TI - The hobbit: an unexpected journey PY - 2013/// CY - Burbank, CA PB - Warner Home Video KW - Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character) KW - Hobbits (Fictitious characters) KW - Middle Earth (Imaginary place) KW - Action and adventure films KW - lcgft KW - Fantasy films KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien; DVD release of the 2012 motion picture; Special features: 10 production videos; trailers; Music, Howard Shore ; editor, Jabez Olssen ; director of photography, Andrew Lesnie; Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner; MPAA rating: PG-13; for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images N2 - The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes possession of the 'One ring.' Includes bonus features ER -