Hobitit | |
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Genre | Miniseries |
Written by | Timo Torikka |
Directed by | Timo Torikka |
Starring | |
Composer(s) | Toni Edelmann |
Country of origin | Finland |
Original language(s) | Finnish |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Olof Qvickström |
Location(s) | Ryhmäteatteri theatre, Yle |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Yle Ryhmateatteri |
Distributor | Yle (Finland & World-Wide) |
Release | |
Original network | Yle TV1 |
Original release | 29 March | – 24 May 1993
Hobitit (literally The Hobbits) is a Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. Produced by Olof Qvickström, it is based on The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, but limits itself to the storyline of Frodo and Sam. Their adventures are narrated by Sam many years later to an audience of young Hobbits. Except for a flashback to Bilbo's encounter with Gollum, no material from The Hobbit is used.
The series was written and directed by Timo Torikka. Toni Edelmann composed the soundtrack.Hobitit featured nine episodes of 30 minutes runtime that were aired from 29 March to 24 May 1993. Filming locations included the Ryhmäteatteri theatre in Helsinki and Yle's production facilities.
The show's cast included the following actors and roles:
Hobitit at the Internet Movie Database