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Director
  
Bill Melendez

Language
  
English

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United KingdomUnited States

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Writer
  
David D. Connell
,
C.S. Lewis
,
Bill Melendez

Release date
  
April 1, 1979 (1979-04-01)

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an animated television film that was broadcast on CBS in 1979, based on the novel of the same name by C. S. Lewis.

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Plot

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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 Lucy's friend Mr Tumnus (the faun) from the White Witch.They have a fun mysterious time there until they end up back home.

English Version

  • Nicholas Barnes as Edmund
  • Sheila Hancock as Jadis - The White Witch
  • Arthur Lowe as Mr. Beaver
  • Leo McKern as Professor
  • Leslie Phillips as Mr. Tumnus
  • June Whitfield as Mrs. Beaver
  • Stephen Thorne as Aslan

    • American Version

  • Rachel Warren as Lucy
  • Susan Sokol as Susan
  • Reg Williams as Peter
  • Simon Adams as Edmund
  • Victor Spinetti as Mr. Tumnus
  • Dick Vosburgh as Professor
  • Don Parker as Mr. Beaver
  • Liz Proud as Mrs. Beaver
  • Beth Porter as Jadis, The White Witch

    • The only actor to appear in both versions was Stephen Thorne (who portrayed Aslan).

    Differences between novel and programme

  • The meeting with Father Christmas, as well as the season's arrival, is omitted. Instead, the children are presented with their weapons by Aslan.
  • There is a point in which eventually all four of the children enter the wardrobe (albeit two are still sceptical of Narnia). In the novel, this is in order to escape a housekeeper whom they do not like, but in the programme there is no specified reason.
  • The novel, and other productions, clearly portray the children as evacuees staying at the home of the Professor during the Second World War. In this programme, no particular reason is stated for them staying there.
  • No mention is made of a war, and the clothing style of the children is contemporary, suggesting a present-day setting.
  • Rather than ask Edmund what he would most like to eat (whereupon he chooses Turkish delight), as in the novel, The Witch simply offers him Turkish delight directly.

    • Releases

  • Released on VHS in 1985 and 1991 and 1998.
  • Released on DVD on Region 1 and 2 in 2006.

    • References

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