The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979)

Directed by

Bill Melendez

Genre

fantasy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

U

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four children find a wardrobe that leads to a magical land called Narnia. There they join a lion in a battle against a witch who has made it always winter.

classicwhimsicalgentlefamily-friendlyfantasticalnostalgiclightheartedmoral

What happens

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an animated television program that was broadcast in two parts on CBS on April 1 and 2, 1979, based on the 1950 novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. It was adapted by animator Bill Melendez. In the United Kingdom, it was broadcast on ITV on April 6, 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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