The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy adventure film[7][8] directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. It is the second instalment in The Lord of the Rings film series, preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and concluding with The Return of the King (2003).

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Produced by
Peter Jackson
Barrie M. Osborne
Fran Walsh
Screenplay by
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens
Stephen Sinclair
Based on
The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Starring
Elijah Wood
Ian McKellen
Liv Tyler
Viggo Mortensen
Sean Astin
Cate Blanchett
John Rhys-Davies
Bernard Hill
Christopher Lee
Billy Boyd
Dominic Monaghan
Orlando Bloom
Hugo Weaving
Miranda Otto
David Wenham
Brad Dourif
Sean Bean
Andy Serkis
Music by
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Andrew Lesnie
Edited by
Michael Horton
Jabez Olssen
Production
companies
WingNut Films
The Saul Zaentz Company
Distributed by
New Line Cinema
Release date
5 December 2002 (New York City)
18 December 2002 (United States)
Running time
179 minutes[1]
Country
New Zealand[2]
United States[3][4][5]
Language
English
Budget
$94 million[6]
Box office
$926 million[6]
Continuing the plot of The Fellowship of the Ring, the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's former owner. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli come to the war-torn nation of Rohan and are reunited with the resurrected Gandalf, before fighting at the Battle of Helm's Deep. Merry and Pippin escape capture, meet Treebeard the Ent, and help to plan an attack on Isengard