J.R.R.T.: A Study of J.R.R. Tolkien is a 1992 documentary, narrated by Judi Dench, produced to celebrate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. It is sometimes called "J.R.R. Tolkien: A Portrait" and "J.R.R. Tolkien - An Authorized Film Portrait". It features archive footage and audio recordings of J.R.R. Tolkien, and interviews with three of his children Priscilla, John, and Christopher. It also includes interviews with Baillie Tolkien, Robert Murray, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Rayner Unwin, Tom Shippey, and Verlyn Flieger.
Acting
Judi Dench's warm, literary narration.
Production
Rare audio of Tolkien reading his own Elvish poetry.
Director
Derek Bailey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Derek Bailey also directed documentaries on opera singers; this was his only literary subject.
Released months before the 1993 centenary, it predates the Jackson films by nearly a decade—Tolkien was still niche.
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