The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe [Classroom Edition]

Director: Andrew Adamson Andrew Adamson

Overview

Four siblings -- Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Lucy (Georgie Henley), Peter (William Moseley), and Susan (Anna Popplewell) -- are sent from their London home to the country estate of an eccentric professor in order to ensure their safety during World War II. The house is very dull, except for a large, ornate wardrobe discovered by young Lucy during a game of hide-and-seek. Venturing inside of it in the hopes of finding a hiding place, Lucy is transported to a snowy alternate universe: a magical world called Narnia. The land is populated by talking animals and ruled over by the benevolent lion god Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson), but sadly, the world is also in a state of perpetual winter. The white witch Jadis (Tilda Swinton), lustful for power and governed by narcissism, has cursed Narnia with a tyrannical decree that it will always be winter but never Christmas. Now, the children must fight alongside Aslan for the salvation of Narnia, but one of them, seduced by the charisma of the white witch, may choose to fight on the wrong side.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/16/2009
UPC:	0786936788587
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG
Source:	Disney Educational
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Georgie Henley	Lucy Pevensie,Actor
Skandar Keynes	Edmund Pevensie
William Moseley	Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell	Susan Pevensie
Tilda Swinton	Jadis
James McAvoy	Pan Tumnus
Jim Broadbent	Profesor Kirke
Kiran Shah	Ginarrbrik
James Cosmo	Actor
Judy McIntosh	Pani Pevensie
Elizabeth Hawthorne	Pani MacReady
Patrick Kake	Oreius
Shane Rangi	Actor
Russell Pickering	Actor
Mark Wells	Actor
Noah Huntley	Actor
Sophie Winkleman	Actor
Terry Murdoch	Actor
Alina Phelan	Actor
Nikhom Nusungnern	Actor
M. Ramaswami	Actor
Prapraphorn Chansator	Actor
Bhoja Khannada	Actor
Doungdieo Sarangvong	Actor
Zakiuddin Mohd Farooque	Actor
Ajay Ratilal Navi	Actor
Brandon Cook	Actor,Actor
Charles Williams	Actor
Lee Tuson	Actor
Morris Lupton	Actor
Shelley Edwards-Bishop	Actor
Susan Haldane	Actor
Margaret Bremner	Actor
Sam Lahood	Actor
Stephen Ure	Actor
Jaxin Hall	Actor
Vanessa Cater	Actor
Allison Sarofim	Actor
Katrina Browne	Actor
Tiggy Mathias	Actor
Felicity Hamill	Actor
Douglas Gresham	Actor
Sonya Hitchcock	Actor
Kate O'Rourke	Actor
Elizabeth Kirk	Actor
Richard King	Actor
Liam Neeson	Aslan
Ray Winstone	Voices
Dawn French	Voices
Rupert Everett	Voices
Cameron Rhodes	Voices
Philip Steuer	Voices
Jim May	Voices
Sim Evan-Jones	Voices
Shelly Edwards	Distraught Mother,Distraught Mother
Gregory Cooper	Faun
Maja Cyga¿ska	Voices
Kamil Kubik	Voices
Piotr Deszkiewicz	Voices
Marta D¿browska	Voices
Danuta Stenka	Voices
Grzegorz Damiecki	Voices
Harry Gregson-Williams	Composer,Conductor
Steven Curtis Chapman	Performer
Lisbeth Scott	Performer
Lucy Tanner	Hag
Ben Barrington	Centaur

Technical Credits

Andrew Adamson

Ann Peacock

Christopher Markus

Stephen McFeely

C.S. Lewis

Christopher Marcus

Andrew Adamson	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Mark Johnson	Producer,Sound Mixer
Philip Steuer	Producer,Executive Producer
David Sanger	Producer
Matthew Stillman	Producer
David Minkowski	Producer
Ann Peacock	Screenwriter
Christopher Markus	Screenwriter
Stephen McFeely	Screenwriter
Cheryl Bainum	Executive Producer
Perry Moore	Executive Producer
Lee Berger	Executive Producer
Scott Farrar	Special Effects
Doug Smith	Special Effects,Stunts
Dean Wright	Special Effects
Pipia Hall	Casting
Gail Stevens	Casting
Dean A. Zupancic	Sound Mixer
Terry Porter	Sound Mixer
Phil Addenbrook	Special Effects
Sala Baker	Stunts
Mark Appleby	Sound Effects
C.S. Lewis	Screenwriter
Douglas Gresham	Producer
Don McCall	Key Grip
Mark Rounthwaite	Stunts
Duncan McNaughton	Stunts
Dayna Porter	Stunts
Robert Cooper	Stunts
Tyron Costelloe	Stunts
Peter Dillon	Stunts
Dave Ghan	Stunts
Joshua Randell	Stunts
Patrick Nash	Key Grip
Jay Munro	Key Grip
Karl Rickard-Worth	Key Grip
Jirka Trousil	Key Grip
Augie Davis	Stunts
Pavel Cajzl	Stunts
Zokir Sultanov	Stunts
Sean Button	Stunts
Andrew Cottle	Stunts
Weta Digital	Special Effects
Siaosi Fonua	Stunts
Rey Hernandez	Stunts
Noroa Poa	Stunts
Simon Hawkins	Key Grip
Rhythm & Hues Studios	Special Effects
Trevor Bau	Stunts
Nick McKinless	Stunts
Jonathan Costelloe	Stunts
Amanda Forbister	Stunts
Thomas Kiwi	Stunts
Vincent Roxburgh	Stunts
James Water House-Brown	Stunts
Hanus Wiesl	Stunts
Mark Trotter	Stunts
Elizabeth Walker	Stunts
Robert Young	Stunts
Christopher Marcus	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

There is a magical Oz-like moment near the beginning of The Chronicles of Narnia when Lucy Pevensie (Georgie Henley), the youngest of four siblings evacuated from war-torn London to a house in the country, enters a wardrobe during a game of hide-and-seek and exits out the back into a winter wonderland. According to "The Children's Magical Journey," just one of the items that comprise the ten hours of bonus features on this two-disc edition, this effect was delightfully achieved by blindfolding the actress until the cameras rolled, so that she got her first glimpse of the Narnia backwoods at the same time her character did. Actually, "wonderland" might be overstating things. There are enchanted fauns and accommodating talking beavers (wittily voiced by Ray Winstone and Dawn French), as well as the noble lion Aslan (regally voiced by Liam Neeson). But there are also menacing wolves, an army of hideous creatures, and the very evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton in a performance that is the stuff of nightmares). The White Witch dominates Narnia and intends to use Lucy's sullen brother Edmund (Skandar Keynes) in a plot against Aslan, who stands in the way of her absolute rule. The Pevensie children, including eldest brother Peter (William Moseley) and older sister Susan (Anna Popplewell), are a believable quartet, which is essential given the fantasy trappings that surround them. The four must learn to stop bickering long enough fulfill the heroic destiny put upon them by Narnia's talking critters. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Makeup, Narnia is more family friendly than the Lord of the Rings films, and the players in its good-vs.-evil battle are more clearly defined. Still, with intense battle scenes, menacing encounters with the witch and her minions, and the seemingly fatal injuries suffered by major characters, it seems that the film pushes its PG rating to the limits.