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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1979
Directed by
Bill Melendez
95 min
This Emmy Award winner for Best Animated Special is based on the first book of C.S. Lewis' acclaimed series, "The Chronicles of Narnia." Four children pass through a mystic portal in a wardrobe and discover the magical kingdom of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. There, an evil witch's spell has cast the land into eternal winter. Fearing that an ancient prophecy is coming to fruition, and that the children are Narnia's rightful rulers, the White Witch tricks their youngest brother into betraying his family, enacting an ancient magic that she can use to halt the fulfillment of the prophecy. Now, only Aslan, noble lion and High King above all kings in Narnia, can help them defeat the witch, restore springtime to Narnia, and claim their rightful places on the throne.
Ratings
3.5
Details
Release Date
1979-04-01
Runtime
95 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Finnish
Production Companies
Children's Television Workshop
Bill Melendez Productions
TVC London
Pegbar Productions
Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation
Distinguished Productions Inc.
Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Genres
Animation
Family
TV Movie
Fantasy
Adventure