The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)

Director: Peter Jackson
Encoding: Region 1
Format: Widescreen, Box set, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Color
Rated: PG-13
Studio: New Line Home Video
Copyright: 2003
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003

Cast:
Elijah Wood ... Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen ... Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf the White
Liv Tyler ... Arwen
Viggo Mortensen ... Aragorn
Sean Astin ... Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
Cate Blanchett ... Galadriel
John Rhys-Davies ... Gimli/Voice of Treebeard
Bernard Hill ... Theoden
Christopher Lee ... Saruman the White
Billy Boyd ... Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Dominic Monaghan ... Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Orlando Bloom ... Legolas Greenleaf
Hugo Weaving ... Elrond
Miranda Otto ... Eowyn
David Wenham ... Faramir
Brad Dourif ... Grima Wormtongue
Andy Serkis ... Gollum/Sméagol
Karl Urban ... Eomer
Craig Parker ... Haldir
Bruce Allpress ... Aldor
John Bach ... Madril
Sala Baker ... Man Flesh Uruk
Jed Brophy ... Sharku/Snaga
Sam Comery ... Éothain
Calum Gittins ... Haleth, son of Hámas
Bruce Hopkins ... Gamling
Paris Howe Strewe ... Théodred, Prince of Rohan
Nathaniel Lees ... Uglúk
John Leigh ... Háma
Robbie Magasiva ... Mauhur
Robyn Malcolm ... Morwen
Bruce Phillips ... Rohan Soldier
Robert Pollock ... Mordor Orc
Olivia Tennet ... Freda
Ray Trickett ... Bereg
Stephen Ure ... Grishnákh
Billy Jackson ... Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Katie Jackson ... Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Paul Holmes ... Orc
Peter Jackson ... Rohirrim Warrior
Sean Bean ... Boromir (extended edition)
John Noble ... Denethor, Steward of Gondor (extended edition)
Piripi Waretini ... Uruk-Hai soldier
Hannah Wood ... Woman in Cave

DVD Features:
DISCS 1-2: The Feature:
A new version of the second installment includes 43 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 223 minutes)
Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
Commentary track by the design team
Commentary track by the production/post-production team
Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto
DISCS 3-4: The Appendices:
Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
DISC 3:
Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth
Storyboards to pre-visualization
Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film
Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship
An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
DISC 4:
Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting
Principal photography: Stories from the set
Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create the armies of Orcs
Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures
Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
Post-Production: editing it all together
Sound design demonstration
DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features
Widescreen anamorphic format
Number of discs: 4
ASIN: B00009TB5G