Middle-earth in film also became the most-nominated in the Academy's history, surpassing the "Godfather" series' 28 (with the release of "The Hobbit", the series currently has 36 nominations total). Its 11 Oscars at the 2004 Academy Awards tied it for most awards won for one film with "Titanic" six years earlier and the 1959 version of "Ben-Hur." It also broke the previous "sweep" record, beating "Gigi" and "The Last Emperor" (which each took 9 out of 9). "The Return of the King" also made movie history as the highest-grossing film opening on a Wednesday and was the second film after "Titanic" to earn
The Eagle (1959 film) The Eagle (1959 film) The Eagle () is a 1959 Polish war film directed by Leonard Buczkowski. It is based on the true story of the Polish World War II submarine . Since the real "Orzeł" was sunk in the war, to assure authenticity her role was played by her sister ship, the . The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. The story is inspired by the Orzeł incident, when "Orzel", entered, in September 1939, the harbour of neutral Estonia and left its commanding officer with symptoms of illness. The Estonian authorities tried to intern the