The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: ; An Unexpected Journey
Directed by	Peter Jackson
Written by	Fran Walsh; Phillipa Boyens; Peter Jackson; Guillermo del Toro;
Based on	An Unexpected Journey; by J.R.R. Tolkien
Produced by	Carolynne Cunningham; Zane Weiner; Peter Jackson; Fran Walsh;
Starring	Ian McKellen; Martin Freeman; Richard Armitage; James Nesbitt; Ken Stott; Sylvester McCoy; Barry Humphries; Cate Blanchett; Ian Holm; Christopher Lee; Hugo Weaving; Elijah Wood; Andy Serkis; Aidan Turner; Dean O'Gorman; Graham McTavish; Adam Brown; Peter Hambleton; John Callen; Mark Hadlow; Jed Brophy; William Kircher; Stephen Hunter; Lee Pace; Benedict Cumberbatch; Manu Bennett; Conan Stevens;
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Edited by	Jabez Olseen
Music by	Howard Shore
Production; companies	New Line Cinema; Metro Goldwyn-Mayer; Wingnut Films;
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	14 December 2012;
Running time	169 minutes
Countries	New Zealand; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$200–315 million
Box office	$1.017 million

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic fantasy and adventure movie. It is the first part of the Hobbit trilogy.

The movie took in over $1 billion overall. The film was followed in 2013 by The Desolation of Smaug and in 2014 by The Battle of the Five Armies.

The film stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Adam Brown, and other casts. Luke Evans, Stephen Fry and Orlando Bloom does not appear in the first film.

Plot

Bilbo Baggins gets a request from Gandalf to go on a journey. Later that night, a group of dwarves visited Bilbo's house.

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