The Return of the King (1980 film)/Credits

Opening Credits

 * An Arthur Rankin, Jr./Jules Bass Film
 * "The Return of the King"
 * © Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. MCMLXXIX
 * Starring (in alphabetical order): Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, John Huston, Roddy McDowall, Theodore
 * With the Talents of: Paul Frees and Don Messick, John Stephenson, Casey Kasem, Sonny Melendrez, Nellie Bellflower and Glenn Yarbrough as The Minstrel
 * Based on the Original Versions of "The Hobbit" and "The Return of the King" by: J. R. R. Tolkien
 * Adapted for the Screen by: Romeo Muller
 * Production Designed by: Arthur Rankin, Jr.
 * Music: Maury Laws
 * Lyrics: Jules Bass
 * Producers & Directed by: Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass

Ending Credits

 * Animation Coordinator: Toru Hara
 * Continuity Design: Tsuguyuki Kubo
 * Character Design: Lester Abrams, Tsuguyuki Kubo
 * Background Design: Minoru Nishida
 * Animation Direction: Katsuhisa Yamada, Kôichi Sasaki
 * Animators: Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Tadakatsu Yoshida, Hidemi Kubo
 * Sound Effects: Tom Clack
 * Sound Recording: John Curcio, John Richards, Dave Iveland, Robert Elder
 * Choral Director: Lois Winter
 * Featured Vocalists: Glenn Yarbrough, Paul Frees, Thurl Ravenscroft
 * Chorus: Thurl Ravenscroft, Paul Frees
 * Singers: Gloria O'Brien, Glenn Yarbrough
 * Production Assistant: Thomas Bush
 * Music Arranged & Conducted by: Maury Laws & Bernard Hoffer
 * Associate Producer: Masaki Iizuka

Closing Logos

 * A Rankin/Bass Production