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- From: forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis )
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- Subject: Re: Should LOTR movie be made?
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- Date: 22 Dec 92 04:59:38 GMT
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- I don't know if movies are the appropriate medium; to render the trilogy
- faithfully will require at least 2- 3 hours for each of the 6 books. I doubt
- whether you'll be able to convince anyone to finance a 6- part movie, much
- less direct it.
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- Has anyone considered using the TV miniseries format, as in _The Civil War_?
- Time wouldn't be such a critical issue, but getting the big- name actors
- I've seen mentioned here might be.
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