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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The beloved masterpiece comes to life December 9.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, T...

Release Date: Friday, December 9, 2005

Starring: Tilda Swinton James McAvoy Georgie Henley Anna Popplewell William Moseley

Screenwriter: Ann Peacock Christopher Markus Andrew Adamson Stephen McFeely

N/A Action 2 hrs, 51 m

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Plot

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Plot
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe", the first in an exciting series of films in the making and based on the phenomenal bestselling novels, concerns a war between good and evil, pitting the magnificent lion Aslan against the forces of darkness in the magical world of Narnia. A White Witch has used her dark powers to keep Narnia in winter for 100 years, but it is foretold that four humans will be able to help Aslan break the spell. When the Pevensie siblings - Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter - discover the magic of Narnia by entering the enchanted world through a wardrobe, the stage is set for a classic battle of epic proportions.
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The film's writer Ann Peacock last wrote The First Grader and Nights in Rodanthe.

Director
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Cary Granat
Douglas Gresham
Mark Johnson
Perry Moore
Joel Stillerman
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Walden Media

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Key Facts

  • A classic series of seven novels that have sold over 85 million copies worldwide, C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia" began with the publication of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" in 1950. Six more novels (including the prequel, "The Magician's Nephew," and the sequels, "The Horse and His Boy," "Prince Caspian," "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," "The Silver Chair" and "The Last Battle") would follow in the next six years. The final title in the series, "The Last Battle," was awarded the highest mark of excellence in children's literature, the prestigious Carnegie Award. The film will include CGI and animation as well as live-action.

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Runtime
2 hrs, 51 m
Tagline
The beloved masterpiece comes to life December 9.
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Language
English

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was released in on Friday, December 9, 2005. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Brokeback Mountain, Memoirs of a Geisha and Breakfast on Pluto.

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