The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film)

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
Studio	Children's Television Workshop Bill Melendez Productions Distinguished Productions Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation
Distributed by	CBS
Release date(s)	April 1, 1979 (1979-04-01)
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.

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.

Voices

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

Releases

• Released on VHS in 1991 and 1998.
• Released on DVD on Region 1 and 2 in 2006.

External links

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