Soviet Lord of The Rings

[Racan]

Only 10 years before Peter Jacksons' LOTR

Highlights from the Soviet Lord of the Rings - YouTube

Soviet TV version of Lord of the Rings rediscovered after 30 years | Russia | The Guardian

 

[SKORPI0]

The long-lost Lord of the Rings adaptation from Soviet Russia is a glorious fever dream

You’ve never seen The Lord of the Rings like this before.

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[pcgeek11]

That was horrid.

 

[Red Squirrel]

lmao wow. Is that actually real, or just some kind of parody? I did not realize LOTR had been around that long.

 

[WelshBloke]

I did not realize LOTR had been around that long.

 

[IronWing]

I recognized every scene with the sound off.

 

[Iron Woode]

I have seen better acting and special effects in the Hilarious House of Frightenstein:

 

[Torn Mind]

lmao wow. Is that actually real, or just some kind of parody? I did not realize LOTR had been around that long.

You don't know God Save The King has been around for "that long" until you come across Beethoven writing a set of theme-and-variations for it way back when.

On the other hand, God Bless America is surprisingly younger than one would expect, coming out of the mind of the talented Irving Berlin in 1918.

 

[DigDog]

lmao wow. Is that actually real, or just some kind of parody?

ALL russian tv is this bad.
source: had to occasionally visit my mother's easter-block family in croatia, in the 80s. and keep in mind, croatia was years ahead of communist russia.

 

[LikeLinus]

A metric ton of drugs were used in the making of this movie.