The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979) | |
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Directed by | Bill Melendez |
Produced by | Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez (producer) David D. Connell (executive producer) |
Written by | David D. Connell (story adaptation) C.S. Lewis (written by) Bill Melendez (story adaptation) |
Starring | Simon Adams Nicholas Barnes Sheila Hancock Arthur Lowe Leo McKern Don Parker Leslie Phillips Beth Porter Liz Proud Susan Sokol |
Music by | Michael J. Lewis |
Editing by | Michael Crane Mick Manning José Pallejá |
Studio |
Children's Television Workshop |
Distributed by | CBS |
Release date(s) | April 1, 1979 |
Running time | 95 mins |
Country | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an animated television film that was broadcast on CBS in 1979, based on the novel by C. S. Lewis.
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When four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy stumble into an old Wardrobe they find themselves in a magical land called Narnia with talking animals, fauns, hags, the Wicked White Witch and the great lion Aslan. There they meet the friendly Mr and Mrs Beaver, who help them on their quest to find Aslan the great lion. Only he can help save Edmund and Lucy's friend Mr Tumnus (the faun) from the White Witch.
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