Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestHobitit is a Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. Produced by Olof Qvickström, it is based on the events of the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Acting
Earnest performances despite cardboard sets
Production
Maximum ambition, minimal budget
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finland's Yle TV1 produced this as a prestige drama during a period when domestic fantasy was virtually nonexistent in Nordic television.
Director Timo Torikka was primarily a theater director—explains why every scene feels like it's happening in a cramped black box stage.
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