Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings

Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings (2024)

September 13th, 20241h 31min

Documentary, History
70%

Overview

An analysis of the sources of inspiration that fed the imagination of the British writer, poet and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), great master of epic fantasy.


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