The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

TV Movie
1979
1h 35m

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Simon Adams, Leslie Phillips, Beth Porter, Victor Spinetti, Rachel Warren, Reg Williams, Susan Sokol, and Lisa Moss in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979)

Adventure Animation Drama Family Fantasy

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.

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7.0/10

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Rachel Warren

Lucy
(voice)

Susan Sokol

Susan
(voice)

Reg Williams

Peter
(voice)

Simon Adams

Edmund
(voice)

Victor Spinetti

Mr. Tumnus
(voice)

Dick Vosburgh

Professor
(voice)

Don Parker

Mr. Beaver
(voice)

Liz Proud

Mrs. Beaver
(voice)

Stephen Thorne

Aslan
(voice)

Beth Porter

Jadis, The White Witch
(voice)

Nicholas Barnes

Edmund
(US version)
(voice)

Rusty Goffe

Sheila Hancock

Jadis - The White Witch
(US version)
(voice)

Peter Hawkins

Dwarf
(voice)
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Nick Joseph

Moss Man

Arthur Lowe

Mr. Beaver
(US version)
(voice)

Leo McKern

Professor
(US version)
(voice)

Lisa Moss

Lucy
(voice)

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Trivia
In the battle you can see that Edmond is left handed.

Goofs
At around 15 min into the film, when Lucy is at the wardrobe while she and the others are playing hide and seek, the left door on the wardrobe is open. Then in the next shot, both doors are closed just as she opens both doors.

Quotes
Lucy: [to Tumnus] You're not a bad faun at all! You're the nicest faun I've ever met.

Alternate versions
A version was made for US TV with American voices replacing the British voices. That's why the cast list here has two performers listed for most characters

Connections
Featured in Hagan Reviews: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2017)

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9/10

One Of My Childhood Favorites

I was 7 when this film came on television so I was able to watch it when it first aired. I recall falling deeply in love with this fantasy story as a child and was given the entire 7 book collection as a gift. Needless to say, I read the entire collection because of my love for this made-for-TV Movie. I do not personally have the books but the are still in the family.

This old TV film is a good watch but I will admit that it is not perfect yet it is a good classic TV film for kids and adults alike.

If you liked the older animated dramas like "The Hobbit (TV Movie 1977)", "The Black Cauldron", "The Secret of NIMH" or "The Last Unicorn" then you might like this TV movie classic The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979).

9/10