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"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (2005) Synopsis
The Wonderful Series by C.S. Lewis Comes to Life

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The Chronicles of Narnia

MPAA Rating: PG, for battle sequences and frightening moments
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure/Family
Release Date: December 9, 2005
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Rupert Everett, Ray Winstone, Dawn French, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent

C.S. Lewis' timeless adventure "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings -- Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter -- in World War II England who enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of 'hide-and-seek' in the rural country home of an elderly professor. The children discover a land full of mystical creatures and talking beasts, but the land is cursed with eternal winter by the White Witch. The children's most surprising discovery, is the part they are to play in the future of this charming world and the destiny of its inhabitants.

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