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David Niven stars as a British airman during World War 2 whose plane is hit in dense fog. As the plane goes down he is talking to an American girl on the radio, who is trying to talk him home to safety.

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What can I say?

When this was released, I, together with millions of other fans, was waiting for the usual Hollywood hatchet job on a beloved book.  However, director Peter Jackson has done a wonderful job and stayed true to the books in most respects.  He has credited his audience with some intelligence, and assumed their attention span to be rather longer than that catered for by most directors.   

There are some minor omissions and alterations, such as no Tom Bambadil and the absence of Saruman when they return to the Shire, but these can be forgiven in the light of all that is included.

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