The Keepers
Soviet live-action film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, aired once in 1991 by Leningrad Television and then thought lost. It was rediscovered in 2021. It includes scenes of Tom Bombadil and the Barrow-wight omitted from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
The Keepers (1991)
Unknown creator
At a glance
Countries
Soviet Union
Ratings
TMDB users
5.8/10
10 votes
IMDb
3.5/10
Users
Rating consensus
47/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~47/100 across 2 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Georgiy Shtil
Bilbo Torbins
Viktor Kostetsky
Gendalf
Valeriy Dyachenko
Frodo Torbins
Vladimir Matveev
Sem Skrombi
Vadim Nikitin
Pin Krol
Sergey Shelgunov
Merri Brendizayk
Liliyan Malkina
Lyubeliya Lyakoshel
Sergei Parshin
Tom Bombadil
Regina Lialeikite
Zolotinka
Viktor Smirnov
Gorlum
Aleksandr Sayutalin
Biryuk
Larisa Dmitriyeva
Umertvie
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The Keepers (1991)
Unknown creator
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