The Hobbit (1977)

The Hobbit is a 1977 animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on November 27, 1977.

Starring

 * Orson Bean - Bilbo Baggins
 * Richard Boone - Smaug
 * Hans Conried - Thorin Oakenshield
 * John Huston - Gandalf the Grey
 * Otto Preminger - Thranduil
 * Cyril Ritchard - Elrond
 * Theodore - Gollum

With the talents of

 * Paul Frees - Bombur
 * and: Jack De Leon
 * Don Messick - Balin, Gwaihir
 * John Stephenson - Bard, Dori, Great Goblin King