The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings". It is the second instalment in "The Lord of the Rings" film series, preceded by "" (2001) and concluding with "" (2003). Continuing the plot of "The Fellowship of the Ring", the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's
The Lord of the Rings reader surveys. In the 2003 "Big Read" survey conducted in Britain by the BBC, "The Lord of the Rings" was found to be the "Nation's best-loved book". In similar 2004 polls both Germany and Australia also found "The Lord of the Rings" to be their favourite book. In a 1999 poll of Amazon.com customers, "The Lord of the Rings" was judged to be their favourite "book of the millennium". "The Lord of the Rings" was awarded the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 2009. Although "The Lord of the Rings" was published in the 1950s, Tolkien insisted that the One