Among the most spiritually significant of Lewis's tales Unfortunately, the BBC's first stab at Narnia is also the most limited and flawed.
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1988)
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Runtime: 2 hrs 54 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The award-winning WonderWorks series presents an adaptation of C.S. Lewis's magical collection of children's novels, "The Chronicles of Narnia." Set in a fantasy land where an epic battle rages... The award-winning WonderWorks series presents an adaptation of C.S. Lewis's magical collection of children's novels, "The Chronicles of Narnia." Set in a fantasy land where an epic battle rages between good and evil, the "Narnia" tales follow some very normal children who accidentally enter this world. Once there, they meet some truly mythical creatures, and find they have a part to play in the outcome of the fight. [More]
Starring: Barbara Kellerman, Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan Scott
Starring: Barbara Kellerman, Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan Scott, Jeffrey Perry, Sophie Wilcox
Director: Marilyn Fox
Director: Marilyn Fox
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the C.S. Lewis story was made without the assistance of computer animation, the live action staging has awkward-looking cartoon inserts and people in animal costumes, which look like rejects from Cats , to fill its fantasy. On top of all this, much of th
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