Legendary Filmmaker Costa Botes Behind LOTR Scenes 🎬

Costa Botes, the quiet documentarian behind over 1,000 hours of LOTR behind-the-scenes footage, has sadly passed away.

Legendary Filmmaker Costa Botes Behind LOTR Scenes 🎬
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119.1K views • Nov 27, 2025
Legendary Filmmaker Costa Botes Behind LOTR Scenes 🎬

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Costa Botes — the quiet documentarian who filmed over 1,000 hours of raw behind-the-scenes footage on The Lord of the Rings — has sadly passed away. Most of the BTS material we treasure today simply wouldn’t exist without him. This video is a tribute to the hidden legend who preserved the real making of Middle-earth.

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