“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” is a 2002 movie directed by Peter Jackson. It features actors like Bruce Allpress, Sean Astin, and John Bach. This article provides details about the filming locations, dates and interesting facts related to the movie.
Where it Filmed?
“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” was filmed in various locations in New Zealand. These include:
- The Hinuera Valley, Matamata, Waikato,
- Dry Creek Quarry, Wellington,
- Mount Tasman, Southern Alps,
- Mount Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, Central Plateau, and
- Queenstown, Otago.
The filming took place from Oct 11, 1999 – Dec 22, 2000, and also in May 2002.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bruce Allpress | Aldor |
| Sean Astin | Sam |
| John Bach | Madril |
| Sala Baker | Man Flesh Uruk |
| Cate Blanchett | Galadriel |
| Orlando Bloom | Legolas |
| Billy Boyd | Pippin |
| Jed Brophy | Sharku / Snaga |
| Sam Comery | Eothain |
| Brad Dourif | Wormtongue |
| Calum Gittins | Haleth |
| Bernard Hill | Theoden |
| Bruce Hopkins | Gamling |
| Paris Howe Strewe | Theodred |
| Christopher Lee | Saruman |
| Nathaniel Lees | Ugluk |
| John Leigh | Háma |
| Robbie Magasiva | Mauhur |
| Robyn Malcolm | Morwen |
| Ian McKellen | Gandalf |
| Dominic Monaghan | Merry |
| Viggo Mortensen | Aragorn |
| Miranda Otto | Eowyn |
| Craig Parker | Haldir |
| Bruce Phillips | Rohan Soldier |
| Robert Pollock | Mordor Orc |
| John Rhys-Davies | Gimli / Voice of Treebeard |
| Andy Serkis | Gollum |
| Olivia Tennet | Freda |
| Liv Tyler | Arwen |
| Karl Urban | Eomer |
| Stephen Ure | Grishnakh |
| Hugo Weaving | Elrond |
| David Wenham | Faramir |
| Elijah Wood | Frodo |
| Victoria Beynon-Cole | Hero Orc |
| Lee Hartley | Hero Orc |
| Billy Jackson | Cute Rohan Refugee Child |
| Sean Bean | Boromir (extended edition) |
| Timothy Lee | Wildman (extended edition) |
| John Noble | Denethor (extended edition) |
| Richard Alexander | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Geoff Allen | Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Frazer Anderson | Orc / Ranger (uncredited) |
| Daniel Andrews | Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Ben Barrington | Gondorian Soldier / Ranger / Orc (uncredited) |
| Julian Bartram | Orc / Rohan Warrior (uncredited) |
| Grant Beban | Gondorian / Orc / Ranger / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| James Bennett | Easterling / Gondorian Soldier / Haradrim / Orc / Ranger (uncredited) |
| Jarl Benzon | Elven Warrior / Rohan Stable Boy (uncredited) |
| Jørn Benzon | Elven Warrior (uncredited) |
| Owen Black | Rivendell Elf (uncredited) |
| Colin Bleasdale | Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Anne Bonner | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| Ben Britton | Elf Warrior / Man of Rohan (uncredited) |
| Riley Brophy | Cute Rohan Refugee Child (uncredited) |
| Alistair Browning | Damrod (uncredited) |
| Alix Bushnell | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Sean Button | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Ryan Carey | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Clint Carleton | Easterling / Orc / Ranger / Rohan Recruit / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai / Wildman (uncredited) |
| Carey Carter | Elf / Orc (uncredited) |
| Erin Cassie | Village Girl (uncredited) |
| Robert Catto | Elf (uncredited) |
| Rodney Cook | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Kelly Corbishley | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Tack Daniel | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Augie Davis | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Mana Hira Davis | Gondorian Soldier / Harad Warrior / Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Shane Dawson | Harad Warrior / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Karlos Drinkwater | Easterling Warrior (uncredited) |
| Aron Eastwood | Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Frank Edwards | Rohan Man (uncredited) |
| Lucy Edwards | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| Greg Ellis | Gondorian Soldier / Ranger / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Clint Elvy | Harad Warrior (uncredited) |
| Alexia Fairbrother | Elven Warrior (uncredited) |
| Daniel Falconer | Elven Warrior / Rivendell Elf (uncredited) |
| Claire Farrelly | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| David Gatward Ferguson | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Siaosi Fonua | Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Kester Fordham | Elf Warrior (uncredited) |
| Michael Fowler | Elf (uncredited) |
| Ben Fransham | Elven Warrior (uncredited) |
| Frank Goldingham | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Andy Gunn | Elf Warrior / Ranger (uncredited) |
| Winham Hammond | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| June Hancock | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Harding | Elf Warrior (uncredited) |
| Michael Harrison | Easterling / Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Ranger / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai / Wildman (uncredited) |
| Lucas Hayward | Rohan Boy (uncredited) |
| Dan Hennah | Rohan Recruit (uncredited) |
| Liz Hewson | Fighting Elf / Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Paul Holmes | Orc (uncredited) |
| Jason Hood | Theoden’s Royal Guard (uncredited) |
| Davey Hughes | Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Lani Jackson | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Peter Jackson | Spear-Throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Gareth Jensen | Elf Warrior (uncredited) |
| Ralph Johnson | Orc / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Are Manea Karati | Harad Warrior (uncredited) |
| Sam Kelly | Elf Warrior / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Ron Kerkmeester | Easterling / Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Knowles | Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Sandro Kopp | Elven Warrior (uncredited) |
| Sam La Hood | Orc Pitmaster (uncredited) |
| Greg Lane | Berserker Torch-Bearer / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Don Langridge | Rohan Guard (uncredited) |
| Jaime Lawrence | Elf / Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Michael Lawrence | Wildman (uncredited) |
| Alan Lee | Rohan Recruit (uncredited) |
| Cameron Lemon | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Lance Louez | Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Jono Manks | Twilight Ringwraith (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Anne McCaffery | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Brent McIntyre | Witch-king (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Dra McKay | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| Joseph Mika-Hunt | Uruk-hai / Gondorian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Arnold Montey | Rohan Recruit (uncredited) |
| Dean Morganty | Haradrim Warrior / Ranger / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Henry Mortensen | Rohan Boy Recruit (uncredited) |
| Francis Mountjoy | Elf / Gondorian Soldier / Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Paul Norell | Easterling (uncredited) |
| James Ordish | Rohan Boy (uncredited) |
| Barrie M. Osborne | Rock-throwing Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Wayne Phillips | Captain of the Guards (uncredited) |
| Nooroa Poa | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Allan Poppleton | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Shane Rangi | Easterling / Witch-king (uncredited) |
| Gareth Reeves | Fighting Elf (uncredited) |
| Miranda Rivers | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Campbell Rousselle | Tree-cutting Orc (uncredited) |
| Matthew J. Saville | Gondorian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Sciascia | Harad Warrior (uncredited) |
| Tony Shaw | Rohan Man (uncredited) |
| Sam Shore | Rohan Refugee |
| Elf (uncredited) | |
| Shaneel Sidal | Orc (uncredited) |
| Allan Smith | Dead Marshes Elf (uncredited) |
| Dianne Smith | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Stone | Rohan Woman (uncredited) |
| Ken Stratton | Easterling / Haradrim Warrior / Isengard Orc / Ranger / Rohan Soldier / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Melvin Te Wani | Orc (uncredited) |
| Sarah Thomas | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Marcus Thorne | Featured Orc (uncredited) |
| Robbie Titchener | Easterling / Rohan Guard / Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Greg Tozer | Conscripting Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| John Turner | Orc / Rohan Soldier (uncredited) |
| Piripi Waretini | Uruk-hai Warrior (uncredited) |
| Julian Wilson | Gondorian Soldier (uncredited) |
| Tim Wong | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
| Hannah Wood | Rohan Woman in Cave (uncredited) |
| John Wraight | Stable Hand (uncredited) |
| Kelley Kerr Young | Rohan Refugee (uncredited) |
| Robert Young | Uruk-hai (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The movie lasts for 2h and 59min.
- This action and adventure movie became available to the public on March 28, 2003.
- It is the 12th top-rated movie, according to MovieTop.
- The storyline involves characters Frodo and Sam getting closer to Mordor, with the help of Gollum. Meanwhile, the divided fellowship stands against Sauron’s new ally, Saruman.
- The film won 2 Oscars, along with another 130 wins and 138 nominations.
- It received 2,798 user reviews and 182 critic reviews.
- The cast features stars like Bruce Allpress as Aldor, Sean Astin as Sam, John Bach as Madril, and many more.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Dry Creek Quarry, Wellington, New Zealand
- Latitude: -41.2923814
- Longitude: 174.7787463
- Place ID: ChIJy3TpSfyxOG0RcLQTomPvAAo
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Wellington, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Location Name: Mount Tasman, Southern Alps, New Zealand
- Latitude: -43.5666667
- Longitude: 170.15
- Place ID: ChIJa-IKc1rMK20RzW4odPyM2J4
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Mount Tasman, West Coast 7886, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Location Name: Mount Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, Central Plateau, New Zealand
- Latitude: -39.2817207
- Longitude: 175.5685104
- Place ID: ChIJxyVgAQT_am0RhOaSnLKKSfw
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Mount Ruapehu, Manawatū-Whanganui 3382, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Location Name: Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
- Latitude: -45.0301511
- Longitude: 168.6615141
- Place ID: ChIJX96o1_Ed1akRAKZ5hIbvAAU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Queenstown, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
