It is nested within a steep canyon, meaning that the enemy can only attack them head-on. The result of their effort is one of the greatest battles in cinematic history.Īfter the burning of the Westfold, Théoden King ( Bernard Hill) takes his people to the stronghold of Helm’s Deep. As the heroes slog through rain and mud against an otherworldly foe, so did the cast and crew slog through months of difficult night shoots to finish this cinematic masterpiece.
It ends in victory for Mankind, but that victory was far from assured.
The battle of Helm’s Deep is the first major battle in the War of the Ring and serves as the climax for the second part of the quintessential fantasy trilogy: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.