The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe

United Kingdom, 1979

Film
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This is an adventure filled animated tale of two brothers and two sisters who cross through an enchanted wardrobe into the magical world of Narnia, land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch, who brings eternal winter to the land. It is up to the children to join the noble lion, Aslan, and bring Springtime and happiness back to Narnia.

Credits

director

Bill Melendez

producer

Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez

production company

BBC

Language

English

Duration

01:35:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

36135

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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