The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies


2h 25m 2014

Brief Synopsis

The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed their wealth, but the Dragon now terrorizes the land, while Bilbo Baggins fights for his life as five great armies go to war.

Film Details

Also Known As
Der Hobbit 3 : Die Schlacht der Fünf Heere, El Hobbit 3, El Hobbit: La batalla de los cinco ejércitos, Hobbit - La battaglia delle Cinque Armate, Hobbit 3, Hobbit 3 : Die Schlacht der Fünf Heere, The, Hobbit, The : The Battle Of The Five Armies, Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies, Hobbit: Bes Ordunun Savasi, Hobbit: Bitwa Pieciu Armii, Hobbit: De Slag van Vijf Legers, Hobbit: Femhäraslaget, Hobbit: La bataille des cinq armées, Hobbit: La batalla de los cinco ejércitos, Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Hobbit: There and Back Again, Hobbiten: Femhærerslaget, Hobbitten: femhæreslaget A, Hobit: Bitka piatich armád, Hobitas: Penkiu Armiju Mu?is, Hobits: Piecu armiju kauja, Hobitti - Viiden armeijan taistelu, Le Hobbit : la bataille des cinq armées, Lo Hobbit - La battaglia delle Cinque Armate, O Hobbit: A Batalha dos Cinco Exércitos, hobbit - Az öt sereg csatája, A
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Fantasy
Teens
Release Date
2014
Production Company
Frankie Shields ; James Kearney
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Matamata, New Zealand; Stone Street Studios, Wellington, New Zealand

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Synopsis

The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed their wealth, but the Dragon now terrorizes the land, while Bilbo Baggins fights for his life as five great armies go to war.

Crew

Christopher A J Pitt

Visual Effects

Nathan Abbot

Compositor

Tim Abbot

Props

Cliff Abbott

Carpenter

David Abbott

Visual Effects

Finn Abbott

Greensman

Johan Aberg

Compositing Supervisor

Natalie Abizadeh

Prosthetic Makeup

Gino Acevedo

Prosthetic Makeup

Andrew Hamer- Adams

Visual Effects

Charlotte Adams

Production

Charlotte Adams

Painter

Kate Adams

Layout Artist

Lucy Adams

Wardrobe

Matthew Adams

Compositor

Rebecca Adams

Adr

Taipua Adams

Props

Richard Addison-wood

Software Engineer

Glen Charles Adlam

Camera

Gerardo Aguilera

Special Effects

Joel Ahie-drought

Costumes

Joel Ahie-drought

Armourer

Gustav Ahren

Modelmaker

Daniel Aird

Sculptor

Malcolm Aitchison

Software Engineer

Henry Aitken

Production

Matt Aitken

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tristan Alarcon

Visual Effects

Jason Aldous

On-Line Editor

Neil Aldridge

Adr Editor

Andrew Alevizos

Visual Effects

Tim Alexander

Software Engineer

Carrie Alford

Props

Dmitry Alkhimov

Visual Effects

Anthony Allan

Concept Artist

Georgia Allen

Prosthetic Makeup

Jacqueline Allen

Assistant Set Decorator

Mark Edward Allen

Visual Effects

Ruben Allen

On-Set Dresser

Stan Alley

Visual Effects

Stephen Allison

Rendering Artist

Sarah Allman

Production Assistant

David Alve

Visual Effects

Cody Amos

Special Effects

Francesca Ancillotti

Production Assistant

Svend Andersen

Software Engineer

Adam Anderson

Concept Artist

Dave Anderson

Camera

Don Anderson

Production

Fraser Anderson

Set Decorator

Glenn Anderson

Visual Effects

Monica Anderson

Production Secretary

Ross Anderson

Special Effects Coordinator

Tracy Anderson

Medic

Paul Andreassend

Medic

Matthew Andrews

Lighting Technician

Nino Kristoffer C Aniceto

Animator

Joel Anscombe-smith

Sound

Charles Anton

Construction

Warner Anton

Carpenter

Lucy Appleby

Production Manager

Matt Appleton

Armourer

Matt Appleton

Costumes

Jane Apthorp

Visual Effects

Christine Arboit

Visual Effects

Philip Arditti

Other

Georgy Arevshatov

Visual Effects

Chris Armsden

Visual Effects

Ben Armstrong

Animal Wrangler

Charlie Armstrong

Compositor

Ruth Asensio

Layout Artist

Harry Ashby

Production Assistant

Kyle Ashley

Visual Effects

Daniel Ashton

Digital Effects

Rupert N D Ashton

Visual Effects

Bob Askwith

Set Decorator

Mike Aslin

Animator

Mike Asquith

Sculptor

Rebecca Asquith

Models

Sven Assmuss

Animator

Jason Astley

Visual Effects

Richard Athorne

Digital Artist

Mark Atkin

Stunt Double

Andrew Atkinson

Software Engineer

Chris Atkinson

Props

Kevin Atkinson

Software Engineer

Rosalind Atkinson

Costumes

Ryan Attwood

Costumer

Jean-marie Aubry

Researcher

Cat Auburn

Props

Matthew Austin

Props

Yvonne Autridge

Armourer

Yvonne Autridge

Costumes

Derrick Auyoung

Animation Supervisor

Carl Ayala

Camera

Dan Ayling

Camera

Sergio Ayrosa

Visual Effects

Andrew Ayrton

Best Boy

Glen Ayrton

Lighting Technician

Jean Luc Azzis

Compositor

John Bach

Stunt Double

Amy Baer

Music Scoring Mixer

Rick Baer

Accountant

Jörg Baier

Compositor

Sam Bailey

Assistant Camera

Sarah Bailey-harper

Art Department

Andrew Baker

Visual Effects

Grace Baker

Armourer

Grace Baker

Costumes

Ian Baker

Visual Effects

Jonathan Baker

Special Effects Coordinator

Leslie Baker

Visual Effects

Matthew Baker

Assistant Director

Sam Baker

Animator

Simon Baker

Special Effects

Robert Baldwin

Visual Effects

Saxon Ball

Lighting Technician

Sam Balzer

Camera

Benjamin C. Bamford

Production Assistant

Danielle Baneham

Set Production Assistant

Marco Barbati

Modelmaker

Mark Barber

Visual Effects

Michele Barber

Makeup Artist

Jeeda Barford

Costumes

Simon Barker

Carpenter

Matt Barnett

Engineer

Tim Barnett

Construction

Emily Barr

Costumer

Benjamin Barraud

Art Director

Joshua Barraud

Assistant Art Director

Ned Barraud

Visual Effects

Louise Barry

Greensman

Teresa Barsali

Visual Effects

Ian Barwick

Rigging Gaffer

David Basalla

Visual Effects

Jessica Bascom

Rotoscope Artist

Sonia Bass

Camera

John Baster

Props

Trevor Bau

Stunt Double

Matt Bauckham

Stand-In

Jess Bauer

Swing Gang

Thomas Bauer

Visual Effects

Alice Baueris

Prosthetic Makeup

Monica Rodriguez Bautista

Rotoscope Artist

Patrick Baxter

Special Makeup Effects

Scott Baxter

Rotoscope Animator

Tony Cain Bayard

Software Engineer

Bryn Bayliss

Rotoscope Artist

Steve Bayliss

Accountant

Daniel Bayona

Visual Effects

Hamish Beachman

Visual Effects

Michael Beard

Medic

Brett Beattie

Stunt Performer

Bonne Becconsall

Armourer

Bonne Becconsall

Costumes

Donna Beck

Stunt Double

Kobi Beck

Sculptor

Lyse Beck

Compositor

Uli Beck-schneider

3-D Models

James Becker

Production

Tania Beckett

Production Assistant

Cory Bedwell

Visual Effects

Kathleen Beeler

Visual Effects

Lucy Beeler

Rotoscope Artist

Ray Beentjes

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Alexander Beere

Sculptor

Olivier Beierlein

Visual Effects

Laetitia Belen

Assistant Camera

Alan J Bell

Visual Effects

Brittany Bell

Visual Effects

Hamish Bell

Visual Effects

James Bell

Layout Artist

Richard Bell

Visual Effects

Susan Bell

Tutor

Gregory Bellis

Camera

Adrian Bennett

Props

Dan Bennett

Visual Effects

Matt Bennett

Stunt Performer

Ryan Bennett

Rotoscope Artist

Wendy Benseman

Tailor

Tim Benson

Visual Effects

Nicola Benton

Casting Assistant

Jarl Benzon

Greensman

Patrick Bergeron

Compositor

Renaud Bergeron

Visual Effects

Ricci-lee Berry

Makeup Artist

Alexander A B Berson

Compositor

Teresa Berus

Software Engineer

Dan Best

Assistant Editor

Natalie Best

Visual Effects

Anneke Bester

Props

Jamie Beswarick

Sculptor

Victoria Beynon-cole

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Jarnail Bhachu

Compositor

Shweta Bhatnagar

Layout Artist

Ian Bidgood

Visual Effects

Emil Bidiuc

Animator

Erik Bierens

Camera

Kris Bieringa

Visual Effects

Martine Bijker

Props

Film Details

Also Known As
Der Hobbit 3 : Die Schlacht der Fünf Heere, El Hobbit 3, El Hobbit: La batalla de los cinco ejércitos, Hobbit - La battaglia delle Cinque Armate, Hobbit 3, Hobbit 3 : Die Schlacht der Fünf Heere, The, Hobbit, The : The Battle Of The Five Armies, Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies, Hobbit: Bes Ordunun Savasi, Hobbit: Bitwa Pieciu Armii, Hobbit: De Slag van Vijf Legers, Hobbit: Femhäraslaget, Hobbit: La bataille des cinq armées, Hobbit: La batalla de los cinco ejércitos, Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Hobbit: There and Back Again, Hobbiten: Femhærerslaget, Hobbitten: femhæreslaget A, Hobit: Bitka piatich armád, Hobitas: Penkiu Armiju Mu?is, Hobits: Piecu armiju kauja, Hobitti - Viiden armeijan taistelu, Le Hobbit : la bataille des cinq armées, Lo Hobbit - La battaglia delle Cinque Armate, O Hobbit: A Batalha dos Cinco Exércitos, hobbit - Az öt sereg csatája, A
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Fantasy
Teens
Release Date
2014
Production Company
Frankie Shields ; James Kearney
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Matamata, New Zealand; Stone Street Studios, Wellington, New Zealand

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Financial documents filed in New Zealand, where the three "Hobbit" movies were made, showed that production costs for all three films through March 2014 - eight months prior to the release of this final film in the trilogy - had reached 934 million New Zealand dollars ($745 million US), including filming and digital effects completed over several years. As of October 2014, these figures made the "Hobbit" films the most expensive trilogy ever.

Wide Release in United States December 17, 2014

Released in United States on Video March 24, 2015

Based on the novel "The Hobbit" written by J.R.R. Tolkien published in 1937.

Sequel to "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (USA/2012) and "The Hobbit 2: There and Back Again" (USA/2013) directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood.

Peter Jackson shot extensive B-roll footage during the production of the first two "Hobbit" films which will feature in the third.

Pickup shots will film Q2 2013.

Released in United States on Video March 24, 2015

Wide Release in United States December 17, 2014