Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 18 wins & 46 nominations total
Shelly Edwards
- Distraught Mother
- (as Shelley Edwards-Bishop)
Storyline
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- TriviaGeorgie Henley's reaction to Mr. Tumnus at the lamppost is genuine. She had not seen her castmate James McAvoy in his costume before the scene was filmed, so her screams and reaction were real. Georgie's first reaction to the snowy world of Narnia is also genuine. She was carried into the set blindfolded to make her first entrance, and her wide-eyed, delighted reactions to it, all are entirely her own.
- GoofsWhen the children are running around in the house trying to find a hiding place while playing hide and seek, Lucy's dress changes from purple to brown.
- Crazy creditsThere is a further brief scene with Lucy and the Professor after the initial cast credits.
- Alternate versionsGerman theatrical version (non-digital) was cut for violence to secure a "Not under 6" rating. Digital presentations were uncut (with a "Not under 12" rating). On DVD, both versions were released (standard DVD was cut, collector's edition was uncut).
- ConnectionsEdited into Nostalgia Critic: Black Cauldron (2019)
- SoundtracksOh Johnny Oh, Johnny Oh!
(1917)
Music by Abe Olman
Lyrics Ed Rose
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
excellent filmization of CS Lewis's novel
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is an extremely enjoyable filmization of CS Lewis's magical childhood epic. The story expertly weaves in childhood themes with a modern day Christian plot line (including a slightly grisly 'crucifiction' scene) to create an enchanting motion picture. Tilda Swinton is superb as the sinister White Witch. The children are average though young Georgie Henly stands out. The Special effects are more than adequate, with a specially impressive rendering of Aslan. The film moves slowly initially and its epic nature become apparent only towards the end with a vicious (but bloodless) final battle. All told, a pleasant surprise indeed!
Overall 8/10
Overall 8/10
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Filming locations
- Adrspach National Park, Trutnov, Czech Republic(winter forest scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $180,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $291,710,957
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $65,556,312
- Dec 11, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $745,013,115
- Runtime2 hours 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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