The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005
high fantasy film directed by
Andrew Adamson and based on
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published and second chronological novel in
C. S. Lewis's children's epic
fantasy series,
The Chronicles of Narnia. It was co-produced by
Walden Media and
Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures.
William Moseley,
Anna Popplewell,
Skandar Keynes and
Georgie Henley play
Peter,
Susan,
Edmund, and
Lucy, four British children evacuated during
the Blitz to the countryside, who find a wardrobe that leads to the
fantasy world of
Narnia. There they ally with the Lion
Aslan (voiced by
Liam Neeson) against the forces of
Jadis, the White Witch (
Tilda Swinton). The screenplay based on the novel by C. S. Lewis was written by
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.