The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979)
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
Release date(s)	UK (1 April 1979) USA (1 April 1979) Sweden (29 December 1980) Finland (8 January 1984)
Running time	95 mins
Country	UK, USA
Language	English

Cast

• Simon Adams as Edmund (voice)
• Nicholas Barnes as Edmund (voice)
• Sheila Hancock as Jadis - The White Witch (voice: English version)
• Arthur Lowe as Mr. Beaver (voice: English version)
• Leo McKern as Professor (voice: English version)
• Don Parker as Mr. Beaver (voice)
• Leslie Phillips as Mr. Tumnus (voice: English version)
• Beth Porter as Jadis, The White Witch (voice)
• Liz Proud as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
• Susan Sokol as Susan (voice)
• Victor Spinetti as Mr. Tumnus (voice)
• Stephen Thorne as Aslan (voice)
• Dick Vosburgh as Professor (voice)
• Rachel Warren as Lucy (voice)
• June Whitfield as Mrs. Beaver (voice: English version)
• Reg Williams as Peter (voice)

Plot

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.

VHS Releases

Released on VHS in 1991 and 1998.

DVD releases

Released on DVD on Region 1 and 2 in 2006.

Images

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External links

• The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at the Internet Movie Database