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topic_name = The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005 Film) |
subtopics = [[The Chronicles of Narnia]], [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (book)]]
* [[C.S. Lewis]] |
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{{Infobox_Movie |
  movie_name     =The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
  image          =[[Image:the-chronicles-of-narnia-poster.jpg|200px|Film poster]] |
  imdb_id        =0363771 |
  writer         =adaptation of [[C.S. Lewis]]'s 1950 fantasy novel |
  starring       =Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Liam Neeson |
  director       =Andrew Adamson |
  producer       =Walden Media |
  distributor    =Walt Disney Studios |
  release_date   =December 2005 |
  current_status =post-production |
  runtime        = |
  movie_language =English |
  music          = |
  awards         = |
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"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is a 2005 film based on the first book in the series (though second in the chronological order in Narnia) ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' by [[C.S. Lewis]].

The film features Tilda Swinton as the White Witch and Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan. The film is directed by Andrew Adamson, of Shrek fame.

It was filmed in New Zealand, and features New Zealand's Weta Workshop (The Lord of the Rings) providing Creature/Armor/Weapon Designs.

'''Tagline:''' ''There are a thousand stories in the land of Narnia &hellip; The first is about to be told.''

===The cast===

{| 
|-
!align="left"|Actor/Actress
!align="left"|Role(s)
|-
| Tilda Swinton || Jadis, the White Witch
|-
| Georgie Henley || Lucy Pevensie
|-
| Skandar Keynes || Edmund Pevensie
|-
| Anna Popplewell || Susan Pevensie
|-
| William Moseley || Peter Pevensie
|-
| James McAvoy || Mr. Tumnus
|- 
| Jim Broadbent || Professor Digory Kirke
|-
| James Cosmo || Father Christmas
|-
| Kiran Shah || Ginarrbrik
|-
| Ray Winstone || voice of Mr. Beaver
|-
| Dawn French || voice of Mrs. Beaver
|-
| Rupert Everett || voice of The Fox
|-
| Liam Neeson || voice of Aslan
|}

===Film Plot===

The film's plot is similar to that of its source material. It begins in 1940 when London is being plagued by air raids and the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent by their parents to the country home of Professor Kirke. Mrs. Macready, a servant, of Kirke, gives the children a few rules regarding their behavior of the house. One day while they are playing hide and seek, Lucy discovers a wardrobe and enters it. She immediately realizes that she has entered another world. Although at first her siblings don't initially believe her, ultimately they too travel into Narnia and must help Aslan, the lion messiah of Narnia, and the other inhabitants of this paralell world from freeing it from the rule of the evil Jadis the White Witch.

==Quotes==

"This must be a simply enormous wardrobe" - Lucy

==Links==
* [http://www.narnia.com Official site]
* [http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/  Film Website]
* [http://movies.channel.aol.com/franchise/exclusives/chronicles_of_narnia_movie Full Trailer]
* [http://www.narniafans.com Narnia Fans - Narnia Movie News]
* [http://www.narniaweb.com NarniaWeb - Narnia Movie News]
* [http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/thechroniclesofnarnia/ Teaser Trailer on the Apple.com trailer site]

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