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

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

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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
Stephen Thorne
Music by Michael J. Lewis
Edited by Michael Crane
Mick Manning
José Pallejá
Production
company
Children's Television Workshop
Bill Melendez Productions
Distinguished Productions
Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation
Distributed by CBS
Release dates
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 of the same name 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 Lucy's friend Mr Tumnus (the faun) from the White Witch.

Production notes

The rights to produce the television program were given to the Episcopal Radio TV Foundation in the mid-1950s when C.S. Lewis was recording the Episcopal Series of the Protestant Hour radio programs. Dr. Ted Baehr was elected President of the Episcopal Radio TV Foundation as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was preparing to be broadcast by CBS, and supervised the distribution of the subsequent video. The CBS program had 37 million viewers. It won two Emmy Awards.[1]

Voices

English Version

American Version

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

Releases

References

  1. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Awards. "31st Primetime Emmy Awards - September 9, 1979". The Emmys. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

External links


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