Rare behind-the-scenes footage shows how Gandalf’s brutal duel with Saruman in The Fellowship of the Ring was pulled off. Instead of pure CGI, stunt doubles bounced on trampolines and were spun on wires attached to the ceiling—proving just how practical (and unexpectedly funny) the filming really was.

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