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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 1, 1979

Original Title:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Alternate Titles:
Narnia
Narnia - Løven, Heksen og Garderobeskabet
The First Book of the Chronicles of Narnia
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

Genres:
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Bill Melendez Productions
Children's Television Workshop
DPI
Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation
Pegbar Productions
TVC London

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: U 

Runtime: 95

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Adaptation:
David D. Connell
Bill Melendez

Assistant Director:
Jim Duffy
Carol Leith

Assistant Editor:
Maggie Kelly

Conductor:
Michael J. Lewis

Director:
Bill Melendez

Editor:
Michael Crane
Mick Manning
Jose Palleja

Executive Producer:
David D. Connell

Novel:
C.S. Lewis

Orchestrator:
Michael J. Lewis

Original Music Composer:
Michael J. Lewis

Producer:
Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez

Production Coordinator:
Michael Hayes
Corona Esterhazy
Julio Taltavull

Production Design:
Alan Shean

Production Supervisor:
John Coates
Luis García Jori
Graeme Spurway

Sequence Supervisor:
Nicholas Spargo
Robert Balser
Edric Radage

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