Rent The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988)
3.6 of 5 from 71 ratings
2h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- It is a quiet sort of a day in the heart of the English countryside when Peter (Richard Dempsey), Susan (Sophie Cook), Edmund (Jonathan R. Scott) and Lucy (Sophie Wilcox) stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of Narnia. They embark on an extraordinary adventure discovering talking fauns, friendly beavers, giants and flying horses. When the White Witch (Barbara Kellerman) learns of their presence in Narnia their lives are in danger, but there is talk that Aslan (Ailsa Berk), the Great Lion, is on the move.
- Actors:
- Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox, Barbara Kellerman, Kerry Shale, Lesley Nicol, Mick Walter, Ailsa Berk, Martin Stone, William Todd-Jones, Keith Hodiak, Garfield Brown, Ronald Pickup, Irene Marot, Kairen Kemp, Jeffrey S. Perry, Michael Aldridge, Mike Eastman, Ken Kitson
- Directors:
- Marilyn Fox
- Producers:
- Paul Stone
- Writers:
- C.S. Lewis, Alan Seymour
- Aka:
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids’ TV
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Coronations on Screen, A Few More Screen Princes, Children's Books On Screen: Fantasy
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Reviews (1) of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
True to the book - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review by Karrie
The CS Lewis story is well known, one of a collection of children's fantasy fairy tales with adult moral messages - but I'm not getting into that here!
This is the version I watched as a young adult - shown on a Sunday afternoon on the Beeb. Not as sexy as the Hollywood version, but slower paced and honest.
It is an honest reproduction of the book shown with puppetry, costume and overlaid animation, not full blown CGI, which is less frightening for young kids (5 yrs) who are already worried about the dark mysterious wardrobe, talking animals, soldiers and the wicked witch on the other side. We loved it!
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