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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Two students have meals outdoors at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants,

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ALTRO - Ginnastica - Men's and Women's Artistic Europeans Apparatus Finals day 1

The two gold medals at rings celebrating together PETROUNIAS Eleftherios and Asil Adam /TUR) during Men's and Women's Artistic Europeans Apparatus Finals day 1, Gymnastics in Leipzig, Germany, May 30 2025

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ALTRO - Ginnastica - Men's and Women's Artistic Europeans Apparatus Finals day 1

The two gold medals at rings celebrating together PETROUNIAS Eleftherios and Asil Adam /TUR) during Men's and Women's Artistic Europeans Apparatus Finals day 1, Gymnastics in Leipzig, Germany, May 30 2025

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Family photo during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol, receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (left), during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (left), during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol (right), receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol (right), receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Olympic rings on the the Eiffel Tower two days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 24, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Eiffel Tower with olympic rings two days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 24, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Eiffel Tower with olympic rings two days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 24, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Eiffel Tower with olympic rings two days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 24, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Eiffel Tower with olympic rings two days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 24, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Police and olympic rings in Paris, two days before the beginning of the Paris 2024 Olympics on July 24, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240717) -- BEIJING, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French coach Mounir Biba is seen under the Olympic rings symbol in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-boy

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French Coach Mounir Biba Trains Chinese Breakdancers

French coach Mounir Biba is seen under the Olympic rings symbol in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-boys and B-girls won gold medals in big events like WDSF World Breaking C

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-FRANCE-BREAKING-COACH-MOUNIR BIBA-PARIS OLYMPICS (CN)

(240716) -- BEIJING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French coach Mounir Biba is seen under the Olympic rings symbol in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. Two B-girls and one B-boy of China have obtained Paris Olympics quotas, which is a new achievement for the young Chinese team under the coaching of French breaking legend Mounir Biba. French B-boy Mounir started to learn breaking at the age of 13 and joined the world-famous Vagabond Crew when he was 20, winning 13 individual and group world championships in breaking. His achievements and fame made him a judge for the breaking event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Then Mounir dedicated to promoting breaking into the Paris Olympics. In 2022, Mounir began to coach the Chinese team. "It was a challenge to take a young team with no experience." Mounir said. He shared everything he has with the team. With the help of his expertise, the talent and hard work of the team, Chinese team impressed the world. Chinese B-boy

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Wonder Festival 2022-2023 Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 2, 2023 - Characters from the Lord of the Rings series are displayed at the inart booth at the Wonder Festival 2022-2023 in Shanghai, China, October 2, 2023. After two years, the world's largest and most professional hand-made model exhibition Wonder Festival is held again.

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Webb Reveals New Structures Within Iconic Supernova

Handout - Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) captured this detailed image of SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). At the center, material ejected from the supernova forms a keyhole shape. Just to its left and right are faint crescents newly discovered by Webb. Beyond them an equatorial ring, formed from material ejected tens of thousands of years before the supernova explosion, contains bright hot spots. Exterior to that is diffuse emission and two faint outer rings. This image reveals a central structure like a keyhole. This center is packed with clumpy gas and dust ejected by the supernova explosion. The dust is so dense that even near-infrared light that Webb detects can’t penetrate it, shaping the dark “hole” in the keyhole. Despite the decades of study since the supernova’s initial discovery, there are several mysteries that remain, particularly surrounding the neutron star that should have been formed in the aftermath of the supernova explosion. August 31, 2023. Photo by NASA, ESA, CSA, M. Matsuura (Cardiff Un

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New York City rings in 2023 with ball drop in Times Square

STORY: New York City rings in 2023 with ball drop in Times Square DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the ball drop 3. various of people at Times Square STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "Right now I'm at Times Square, New York City, where the more than 110-year-old tradition of crystal ball drop will happen exactly at midnight, ringing in the New Year 2023. This year, the longstanding celebration has returned to full capacity after two years of scaled-back festivities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That is to say, there's absolutely no limits on how many people can crowd the Crossroads of the World for one of the globe's most iconic parties. As you can see, behind me there are tons of people, waiting to say goodbye to 2022, and hello to 2023. Going back two years, New York City rang in 2021 with just a handful of frontline workers allowed in Times Square. The end-

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower being lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics.

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Holding Russian flag under Olympic rings

SOCHI, Russia - Two people hold a Russian national flag under the Olympic rings in Sochi, Russia, around the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympic Games on Feb. 7, 2014.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Jewelry thief may strike in Taiwan after Japan heist: police

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan police released security camera footage of a man on Jan. 13, 2010, in connection with the theft of two rings from a De Beers store in Taipei on Jan. 12. A senior Taiwanese police official said the same day that a jewelry thief who stole at least four rings in Japan last month is suspected in the theft of two rings in Taipei.

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(1)Horyuji Temple confirmed built after 668 A.D.

NARA, Japan - Pointing to growth rings of the timbers used, two officials of the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties brief reporters on Horyuji Temple on July 15. They said the temple's main hall in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture has been found to have been built after 668, evidence against the theory that the famous temple was rebuilt between 708 and 714 after it was destroyed by a fire.

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TSE rings bell to raise funding for Special Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo ozeki Konishiki (L) rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 28 with two mentally disabled people as part of a global campaign at stock exchanges to raise money for the Special Olympics.

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Ancient gold jewelry unveiled in southern Egypt

STORY: Ancient gold jewelry unveiled in southern Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. pics of the gold jewelry 2. various of Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities 3. various of a press conference 4. various of the archeological site STORYLINE: An Egyptian-British archaeological mission discovered a collection of gold jewelry south of the capital Cairo, said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Tuesday. "The find, discovered in the ancient city of Amarna, comprised three gold rings, one of which is decorated with a depiction of the ancient Egyptian Bes, god of fun, and the second is inscribed with a phrase in hieroglyphics that means a lady of the two lands," the ministry said in a statement. The joint mission has been working in Amarna since 2010 on studying the socioeconomic conditions, types of food, and common diseases in the ancient city that used to be the capital of Egypt during King Akhenaten reigning 1353-1336 B.C., it added

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(SP)AUSTRIA-VIENNA-WISHES TO BEIJING 2022

(220123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Matteo Gasperi(R) and Michael Gasperi from Austria pose with the five Olympic rings and "Together for a Shared Future", the official motto for Beijing 2022, at Johann Strauss monument at Stadtpark, in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 15, 2022. With less than two weeks to go before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, people around the world are eagerly expressing their joy over the sporting extravaganza. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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Tokyo ahead of Olympics

People look at an Olympics rings monument lit up after sunset in Tokyo on July 21, 2021, two days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.

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Tokyo ahead of Olympics

People wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic pass by an Olympics rings monument in Tokyo on July 21, 2021, two days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.

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Tokyo ahead of Olympics

People wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic line up for a photo in front of an Olympics rings monument near the National Stadium in Tokyo on July 21, 2021, two days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Film Artwork Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Marching Army Scene Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Liv Tyler Characters: Arwen Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Elijah Wood Characters: Frodo Baggins Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Viggo Mortensen & Liv Tyler Characters: Aragorn & Arwen Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Christopher Lee & Brad Dourif Characters: Saruman the White & Grima Wormtongue Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Film Artwork Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Miranda Otto Characters: Eowyn Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Dominic Monaghan & Billy Boyd Characters: Merry & 'Pippin' Took Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Elijah Wood & Sean Astin Characters: Frodo Baggins & Sam Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Hugo Weaving & Liv Tyler Characters: Elrond & Arwen Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Orlando Bloom Characters: Legolas Greenleaf Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Sir Ian Mckellen & Bernard Hill Characters: & Theoden Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Sir Ian Mckellen Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

John Rhys Davies Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Elijah Wood Characters: Frodo Baggins Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Peter Jackson Characters: Rohirrim Warrior (uncredited) Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002

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Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers (2002)

Viggo Mortensen Characters: Aragorn Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers; The Lord Of The Rings Ii (USA/NZ 2002) Director: Peter Jackson 05 December 2002 Date: 05 December 2002