The Return of the King (1980 film)
 The Return of the King (also known as The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits) is a 1980 animated musical television film created by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft. The film is an adaptation of the The Return of the King the third book in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.Due to marketing by Warner Bros. the film is often credited by fans as the unofficial sequel to Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film J.R.R.