| Action Sequence | Start Time | End Time | Duration | Key Elements | |---|---|---|---|---| | Spider fight | 28:00 | 38:00 | 10 min | Bilbo’s first major Ring use; Sting glows blue. | | Dungeon escape | 60:00 | 65:00 | 5 min | Barrel loading; wine cellar. | | | 65:00 | 75:00 | 10 min | Legolas vs. Bolg; Tauriel archery; orc ambush. | | Torch fight (Laketown) | 100:00 | 105:00 | 5 min | Bard vs. orcs; Kili injured. | | Hidden door vigil | 115:00 | 120:00 | 5 min | Suspense; no combat. | | Smaug chase (forges) | 145:00 | 155:00 | 10 min | Dwarves melt a gold statue; Smaug doused. | Part 8: Extended Edition Exclusive Index If you own the Extended Edition, here is new content not in the theatrical cut (and not in most digital indices).
| Added Scene | Time Insert | Description | |---|---|---| | Beorn’s backstory | +2 min at 7:00 | Beorn explains the orc invasion of his homeland. | | Thranduil’s gems | +8 min at 44:00 | Extended throne room scene; Thranduil reveals his burned face. | | Mirkwood hallucinations | +3 min at 25:00 | Bombur sees feasting elves (book accurate). | | Dol Guldur fight | +10 min at 110:00 | Gandalf battles the Nazgûl tombs; longer Necromancer reveal. | | More Alfrid | +4 min at 80:00 | Alfrid cross-dressing and cowardice extended. | | Smaug’s monologue | +5 min at 135:00 | Extra riddles and taunting. | Composer Howard Shore’s leitmotifs are critical for analysts. Here is an index of key musical cues. index of the hobbit the desolation of smaug
| Chapter | Title | Key Content | |---|---|---| | 1 | The World Ahead | Bree flashback to Beorn | | 2 | The Spiders of Mirkwood | Forest, spider attack | | 3 | The Woodland Realm | Legolas introduces Tauriel | | 4 | The King’s Galleon | Thranduil’s interrogation | | 5 | The Deal | Bilbo frees dwarves | | 6 | The Barrel Escape | Action sequence | | 7 | Laketown | Bard’s introduction | | 8 | The Master | Political intrigue | | 9 | The Hidden Door | Keyhole and sunset | | 10 | The Treasure | Bilbo enters lair | | 11 | Fire and Fury | Smaug awakens | | 12 | The Dragon’s Riddle | Bilbo vs. Smaug | | 13 | The Forges | Dwarves fight back | | 14 | Smaug’s Wrath | Dragon flies to Laketown | Whether you are building a fan edit, writing an analysis, or simply trying to find the exact moment when Smaug says “Every worm has its weak spot,” this index of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is designed to be your definitive reference. | Action Sequence | Start Time | End
| Character | Portrayed By | Key Scenes (Index) | |---|---|---| | Alfrid | Ryan Gage | Laketown political scenes; Master’s sycophant. | | Bard the Bowman | Luke Evans | Introduction (floating barrel), Black Arrow retrieval, anti-dragon speech. | | Beorn | Mikael Persbrandt | Opening act (Skin-changer house). | | Bilbo Baggins | Martin Freeman | Entire film; key indices: Spider fight, hidden door, Smaug riddles. | | Bofur | James Nesbitt | Laketown B-plot; comic relief. | | Bolg | John Tui (voice/mocap) | Orc chieftain; attacks in barrel chase and Laketown. | | Fili | Dean O’Gorman | Laketown subplot (wounded Kili’s brother). | | Gandalf | Ian McKellen | Dol Guldur investigation; captured at the end. | | Kili | Aidan Turner | Poisoned by Morgul shaft; romance with Tauriel. | | Legolas | Orlando Bloom | Woodland realm chase; action sequences. | | The Master of Laketown | Stephen Fry | Corrupt ruler; extended edition has more Alfrid/Master banter. | | Radagast | Sylvester McCoy | Brief cameo (warns Gandalf of Dol Guldur). | | Smaug | Benedict Cumberbatch (voice & mocap) | Third act: treasure chamber and forges. | | Tauriel | Evangeline Lilly | Original character; elf captain, heals Kili, fights Bolg. | | Thranduil | Lee Pace | Woodland king; interrogates Thorin; rides elk. | | Thorin Oakenshield | Richard Armitage | Leads company; dragon sickness begins to take hold. | For those who need to find every scene set in a particular location (great for fan editors or geography studies). Bolg; Tauriel archery; orc ambush
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| Speaker | Quote | Time (Theatrical) | |---|---|---| | Smaug | “My teeth are swords. My claws are spears. My wings are a hurricane.” | 132:00 | | Smaug | “I am fire. I am death.” | 133:00 / 160:00 | | Bilbo | “I did not come for treasure… I came to see if you were real.” | 134:30 | | Thorin | “I am not seeking allies of Elves or Men. I am seeking a mountain.” | 44:00 | | Thranduil | “Do not speak to me of dragon fire. I have faced the serpents of the North.” | 46:00 (Extended) | | Tauriel | “If the world is so dark, then why should we not fight to light a candle?” | 52:00 | | Bard | “That dragon bred in the Mountain… his arm is long.” | 82:00 | | Gandalf | “The darkness is spreading. Dol Guldur is no longer a ruin.” | 57:00 | A chronological index of every major action beat, including duration.