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'''Hobitit''' was a Finnish TV mini series which aired in [[1993]] for 9 episodes. It was a story of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' being told from the perspective of [[Sam]] and [[Frodo]], ignoring the [[War of the Ring]].
'''Hobitit''' (Finnish: '''Hobbits''') was a Finnish TV mini series based on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' which aired in [[1993]] for 9 episodes on [[wikipedia:YLE|YLE]].


The series was written and directed by Timo Torikka. Toni Edelmann composed the soundtrack.<ref>"Yle teettää oman sovituksen Taru sormusten herrasta-sadusta" ("Yle to produce its own version of the tale of ''The Lord of the Rings''"), dated 18 June 1991, in Helsingin Sanomat</ref> ''Hobitit'' featured nine episodes of 30 minutes runtime that were aired from 29 March to 24 May 1993. Filming locations included the ''Ryhmäteatteri'' theatre in [[Helsinki]] and [[Yle]]'s production facilities.
==Episodes==
==Episodes==
# "Bilbo"
# "Bilbo"
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# "Tuomiovuori" ("Mount Doom")
# "Tuomiovuori" ("Mount Doom")
# "Vapautus" ("Liberation")
# "Vapautus" ("Liberation")
==Plot==
The series follows the story of [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]] as they head for Mount Doom to destroy the [[One Ring]]. Most of the other story - the [[War of the Ring]] raging in [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] - has been omitted.
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Role !! Actor
|-
| [[Frodo Baggins]] || Taneli Mäkelä
|-
| [[Samwise Gamgee]] || Pertti Sveholm
|-
|  [[Gandalf]] || Vesa Vierikko
|-
| [[Peregrin Took]] || Jari Pehkonen
|-
| [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] || Jarmo Hyttinen
|-
| [[Gollum]]/[[Aragorn]] || Kari Väänänen
|-
| [[Galadriel]] || Heidi Krohn
|-
| [[Bilbo Baggins]]  || Martti Suosalo
|-
| [[Gimli]] || Tomi Salmela
|-
| [[Legolas]] || Ville Virtanen
|-
| [[Saruman]] || Mikko Kivinen
|-
| [[Boromir]] || Carl-Kristian Rundman
|-
|[[Elrond]] || Leif Wager
|-
| [[Barliman Butterbur]] || Mikko Kivinen
|-
|[[Tom Bombadil]] || Esko Hukkanen
|}
{{References}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441925/ Hobitit] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441925/ Hobitit] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]
* [http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobitit_(televisiosarja) Finnish Wikipedia article]


[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Television series]]
[[de:Hobitit]]
[[fi:Hobitit (1993)]]

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Hobitit

Hobitit (Finnish: Hobbits) was a Finnish TV mini series based on The Lord of the Rings which aired in 1993 for 9 episodes on YLE.

The series was written and directed by Timo Torikka. Toni Edelmann composed the soundtrack.[1] Hobitit featured nine episodes of 30 minutes runtime that were aired from 29 March to 24 May 1993. Filming locations included the Ryhmäteatteri theatre in Helsinki and Yle's production facilities.

Episodes

  1. "Bilbo"
  2. "Tie" ("Road")
  3. "Vanha metsä" ("Old Forest")
  4. "Pomppiva poni" ("Prancing Pony")
  5. "Konkari" ("Strider")
  6. "Lórien"
  7. "Mordor"
  8. "Tuomiovuori" ("Mount Doom")
  9. "Vapautus" ("Liberation")

Plot

The series follows the story of Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee as they head for Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Most of the other story - the War of the Ring raging in Rohan and Gondor - has been omitted.

Cast

Role Actor
Frodo Baggins Taneli Mäkelä
Samwise Gamgee Pertti Sveholm
Gandalf Vesa Vierikko
Peregrin Took Jari Pehkonen
Meriadoc Brandybuck Jarmo Hyttinen
Gollum/Aragorn Kari Väänänen
Galadriel Heidi Krohn
Bilbo Baggins Martti Suosalo
Gimli Tomi Salmela
Legolas Ville Virtanen
Saruman Mikko Kivinen
Boromir Carl-Kristian Rundman
Elrond Leif Wager
Barliman Butterbur Mikko Kivinen
Tom Bombadil Esko Hukkanen

References

  1. "Yle teettää oman sovituksen Taru sormusten herrasta-sadusta" ("Yle to produce its own version of the tale of The Lord of the Rings"), dated 18 June 1991, in Helsingin Sanomat

External links