It was undervalued due to its being a western - John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, director Hawks, and score writer Dimitri Tiomkin should have - at least - received nominations.All threeLord of the Ringsfilms in the first rilogy won Oscars for Best Visual Effects.With a production budget of $93 million, the film grossed $313.4 million (domestic) and $871.5 million (worldwide).It was the lowest-grossing (domestic) film of the original trilogy, and the lowest-grossing (worldwide) film of the 6-film franchise.Garland""s realistic performance reflected the upheavals in her own personal life that led to her death from a drug overdose - and ironically, this film""s co-star James Mason delivered her funeral""s eulogy in New York in 1969.Sousè is presented, with the company""s compliments, a free 1940 bank calendar (illustrated with a painting of "Spring in Lompoc").