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