Shadowlands (1985 film)
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Shadowlands | |
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Created by | Norman Stone |
Based on |
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Written by | William Nicholson |
Directed by | Norman Stone |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Ken Howard |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | David M. Thompson |
Cinematography | Russ Walker |
Editor | Chris Lawrence |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production company | British Broadcasting Corporation |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | June 15, 1985 |
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Shadowlands, also known as C.S. Lewis: Shadowlands and C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands, is a 1985
Synopsis
Oxford professor, world-renowned writer and confirmed bachelor C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) finds himself famed and admired from the success of his recently published series of
History
Shadowlands began life as a script entitled I Call it Joy written for
The original 1985 film ran for ninety-two minutes. An alternate version, C.S. Lewis: Shadowlands, was produced in 1994 for home video; it ran for seventy-three minutes, cutting several scenes and including on-screen titles. A DVD version released in 2013, C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands, restored the original ninety-minute runtime.
Screenwriter William Nicholson adapted a
The success of the stage play lead Nicholson to adapt it once again as a feature film starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger; it was released in 1993.
See also
- Through the Shadowlands: The Love Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman by ISBN 978-0-800-73070-3
- A Grief Observed by ISBN 978-0-802-72470-0
References
External links
- Shadowlands 1985 television film at IMDb