Shadowlands (1993)
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- PG
- 2h 11min
- Biography, Drama
- 14 Jan 1994 (USA)
- Movie
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Julian Fellowes | ... |
Desmond Arding
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Roddy Maude-Roxby | ... |
Arnold Dopliss
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Michael Denison | ... |
Harry Harrington
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Andrew Seear | ... |
Bob Chafer
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Tim McMullan | ... |
Nick Farrell
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John Wood | ... |
Christopher Riley
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Andrew Hawkins | ... |
Rupert Parrish
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Peter Howell | ... |
College President
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Anthony Hopkins | ... |
Jack Lewis
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Edward Hardwicke | ... |
Warnie Lewis
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Robert Flemyng | ... |
Claude Bird
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James Frain | ... |
Peter Whistler
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Toby Whithouse | ... |
Frith
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Daniel Goode | ... |
Lieven
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Scott Handy | ... |
Standish
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Charles Simon | ... |
Barker
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Giles Oldershaw | ... |
Marcus
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Simon Cowell-Parker | ... |
John Egan
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths | ... |
Dr. Eddie Monk
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Pat Keen | ... |
Mrs. Young
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Carol Passmore | ... |
Woman in Tea Room
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Howard Lew Lewis | ... |
Tea Room Waiter
(as Howard 'Lew' Lewis)
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Debra Winger | ... |
Joy Gresham
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Joseph Mazzello | ... |
Douglas Gresham
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John Quentin | ... |
Station Acquaintance
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Alan Talbot | ... |
College Porter
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Leigh Burton-Gill | ... |
Mrs. Parrish
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Cameron Burton-Gill | ... |
Parrish Children
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Chandler Burton-Gill | ... |
Parrish Children
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Kendall Burton-Gill | ... |
Parrish Children
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Christina Burton-Gill | ... |
Parrish Children
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Sylvia Barter | ... |
Woman in Bookshop
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James Watt | ... |
Boy in Bookshop
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Pauline Melville | ... |
Committee Chairwoman
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Sophie Stanton | ... |
Lecture Committee
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Ysobel Gonzalez | ... |
Lecture Committee
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Ninka Scott | ... |
Lecture Committee
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Walter Sparrow | ... |
Fred Paxford
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Gerald Sim | ... |
Superintendant Registrar
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Terry Rowley | ... |
Registrar
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Norman Bird | ... |
Taxi Driver Witness
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Peter Firth | ... |
Dr. Craig
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Abigail Hopkins | ... |
Staff Nurse
(as Abigail Harrison)
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Julian Firth | ... |
Father John Fisher
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Karen Lewis-Attenborough | ... |
Hotel Receptionist
(as Karen Lewis)
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Matthew Delamere | ... |
Simon Chadwick
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
JB Blanc | ... |
Undergraduate (uncredited)
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Adrian Dobson | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Daniel Osgerby | ... |
Undergraduate (uncredited)
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Trevor Payne | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Jesse James Sims | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Attenborough |
Written by
William Nicholson | ... | (screenplay) |
William Nicholson | ... | (play) |
Produced by
Richard Attenborough | ... | producer |
Terence A. Clegg | ... | executive producer (as Terence Clegg) |
Brian Eastman | ... | producer |
Diana Hawkins | ... | co-producer |
Alison Webb | ... | associate producer |
Music by
George Fenton |
Cinematography by
Roger Pratt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Lesley Walker |
Editorial Department
Tullio Brunt | ... | second assistant editor |
Martin Corbett | ... | cutting room assistant |
Jeremy Hume | ... | assistant editor |
Peter Hunt | ... | negative timer |
Joe Parisella | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Lucy Boulting |
Production Design by
Stuart Craig |
Art Direction by
John King | ... | supervising art director |
Michael Lamont |
Set Decoration by
Stephenie McMillan |
Costume Design by
Penny Rose |
Makeup Department
Christine Beveridge | ... | makeup designer |
Betty Glasow | ... | chief hairdresser |
Norma Webb | ... | makeup artist |
Barbara Sutton | ... | additional hairdresser (uncredited) |
Production Management
Terence A. Clegg | ... | executive in charge of production (as Terence Clegg) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton | ... | first assistant director |
Sean Clayton | ... | third assistant director |
Adam Somner | ... | assistant director: second unit |
Michael Stevenson | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Bruce Bigg | ... | property master |
Brian Bishop | ... | scenic artist |
Doug Bishop | ... | assistant scenic artist |
Alan Brooks | ... | master carpenter |
Colin Burgess | ... | stand-by prop |
Ray Campbell | ... | stand-by painter |
George Chambers | ... | stand-by stagehand |
Don Clayson | ... | chargehand plasterer |
George Coussins | ... | chargehand carpenter |
Peter Dorme | ... | draughtsman |
Stephen Eels | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Kavin Hall | ... | master painter |
Robert Harper | ... | chargehand painter |
Danny Hunter | ... | chargehand stand-by prop |
Bryce Johnston | ... | chargehand carpenter (as Bryce Johnstone) |
Paul Kirby | ... | junior draughtsman |
Pippa Marks | ... | art department runner |
Jim Morahan | ... | assistant art director |
Alf Newvell | ... | chargehand rigger |
Brian Read | ... | production buyer |
Michael Redding | ... | construction coordinator |
Ian Rolfe | ... | stand-by rigger |
Caroline Smith | ... | stand-by art director |
Ted Stickley | ... | chargehand dressing prop |
Peter Wallace | ... | chargehand rigger |
Brian Western | ... | chargehand painter |
Kenny Wilson | ... | chargehand stagehand |
Tony Wright | ... | storyboard artist |
Gavin Gordon | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Richard Lyon | ... | construction storeman (uncredited) |
Ginger McCarthy | ... | scaffolder (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John Bateman | ... | adr mixer / footsteps mixer |
Jonathan Bates | ... | sound |
Michael Crouch | ... | dialogue editor |
Taffy Haines | ... | sound maintenance |
Kevin Holt | ... | assistant footsteps editor |
Peter Holt | ... | footsteps editor |
Dean Humphreys | ... | sound mixer |
Gerry Humphreys | ... | sound |
Simon Kaye | ... | sound |
Brian Mann | ... | assistant sound editor |
Tommy Staples | ... | boom operator |
Len Tremble | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
Tim Partridge | ... | dolby sound consultant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Chris Corbould | ... | special effects supervisor |
Matthew Harlow | ... | special effects technician |
Brian Warner | ... | senior special effects technician |
Dave Crownshaw | ... | snow effects technician (uncredited) |
Steve Hamilton | ... | senior special effects technician (uncredited) |
Shaun Rutter | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Alan White | ... | plate photography / translite photographer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Binnall | ... | clapper loader: second unit (as Robert Binnell) |
Fred Brown | ... | electrician |
Eddie Collins | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Chuck Finch | ... | gaffer |
Stephen Finch | ... | electrician (as Steve Finch) |
Alan Grosch | ... | electrician |
Keith Hamshere | ... | still photographer |
Simon Hume | ... | focus puller |
Martin Kenzie | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Paddy Kiely | ... | clapper loader |
Colin Manning | ... | grip |
Billy Merrell | ... | best boy |
Nic Milner | ... | focus puller: second unit |
Gary Pocock | ... | grip: second unit |
Mike Roberts | ... | camera operator (as Michael Roberts) |
Tracy Satchwell-Smith | ... | camera trainee |
Toby Tyler | ... | electrician |
Chris Warren | ... | video assist |
Richard Merrell | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Darren Quinn | ... | assistant grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Amy Allen | ... | casting assistant |
Clare Moseley | ... | crowd casting: Oxford |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Carin | ... | assistant costume designer |
Ken Crouch | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Kenny Crouch) |
Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer |
Kirsten Hecktermann | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Mark Holmes | ... | wardrobe master |
Location Management
David Boardman | ... | location assistant |
Nick Daubeny | ... | location manager (as Nicholas Daubeny) |
Richard Dunmore | ... | location manager |
Mark Somner | ... | assistant location manager |
Alexander Walker | ... | location assistant: Oxford |
Ben Weston | ... | location assistant: Oxford |
Music Department
George Fenton | ... | conductor |
Daren Geraghty | ... | soloist |
Keith Grant | ... | music recording engineer |
Grayston Ives | ... | choir director: The Choir of Magdalen College Oxford |
Kevin Lane | ... | music editor |
London Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performers (as The London Symphony Orchestra) |
Eliza Thompson | ... | music coordinator |
Libera | ... | Singer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Nikki Clapp | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Vic Floyd | ... | unit driver |
Colin Morris | ... | personal driver: Debra Winger / unit driver |
Cecil O'Reilly | ... | unit driver |
Stanley Sirkin | ... | unit driver |
John Smith | ... | unit driver |
Ronald Straw | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
Gordon Arnell | ... | unit publicist |
Gabriel Clare-Hunt | ... | production assistant: Richard Attenborough |
Lindsay Conner | ... | legal services: Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger |
John Ensby | ... | laboratory liaison |
Barbra Flinder | ... | title designer |
Kathy Goodman | ... | legal services: Katten Muchin Zaris & Weitzman |
Jo Gregory | ... | financial controller |
Alan Grodin | ... | legal services: Cooper Epstein & Hurewitz |
Nicki Gunning | ... | production assistant: Brian Eastman |
Leila Kirkpatrick | ... | production coordinator |
Mark R. Lindsay | ... | sales representative (as Mark Lindsay) |
Jamice Medhurst | ... | unit nurse |
Zoe Moore | ... | floor runner (as Zoë Moore) |
Alexander Reid | ... | 2nd Assistant Camera |
Jim Schreiber | ... | legal services: Leonard Dicker & Schreiber |
Barry Smith | ... | legal services: Richards Butler |
Alan Steele | ... | computer operator |
Judy Wasdell | ... | publicity assistant |
Greg Waterfield | ... | production runner |
Betty Williams | ... | assistant accountant |
Heide Wilsher | ... | production assistant: Brian Eastman |
Robin Demetriou | ... | catering supervisor (uncredited) |
Thanks
Douglas Gresham | ... | acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank |
Philippe Hartmann | ... | acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank, The Borough of Camden (as Philippe Hartman) |
Walter Hooper | ... | acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank |
Ellen Mirojnick | ... | acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank |
Malcolm Townsend | ... | acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank, Thames Valley Police Oxford |
Production Companies
- Price Entertainment (presents)
- Spelling Films International (in association with)
- Shadowlands Productions
Distributors
- AMLF (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Cineplex Odeon Films (1993) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1994) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Savoy Pictures (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1998) (Canada) (DVD) (as HBO Home Video)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1998) (United States) (DVD) (as HBO Home Video)
- Nea Kinisi Video (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Spelling Films International
- USA Network (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Pictures (2020) (United States) (video) (streaming)
- Video Quattro (1994) (Greece) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Peerless Camera Company (optical effects)
- The Computer Film Company (CFC) (tracking, compositing)
Other Companies
- 1st Unit Caterering (catering)
- Angel Records (soundtrack available from)
- Armada Productions (acknowledgment: the original play was produced for the London stage in association with)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- CS Lewis Foundation (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
- Carnival Film & Television (acknowledgment: "Shadowlands" was developed as a film by)
- Carnival Film & Television (acknowledgment: the original play was produced for the London stage by)
- Choir of Magdalen College Oxford (music performers)
- Completion Bond Company (completion guaranty provided by)
- Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz (legal services)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Excasting (crowd casting: London)
- Forest Enterprise - The Forest of Dean (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
- Great Central Railway (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
- Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger (legal services)
- Katten, Muchin & Zavis (legal services)
- Kodak Eastmancolour (originated and printed on)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Leonard, Dicker & Schreiber (legal services)
- Magdalen College, Oxford (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank, whose hospitable collaboration made this film possible)
- Mishcon de Reya (legal services)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- National Railway Museum (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses supplied by)
- Peerless Camera Company (titles)
- Richards Butler International Law Firms (legal services)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Shepperton Studios (movie studio)
- Sylvia Wheeler Film Services (negative cutting)
- Thames Valley Police HQ, Oxford (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
- The Daiwa Bank Ltd. (banking services)
- The London Borough of Camden (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
- The Theatre Royal Plymouth (acknowledgment: the original play was produced for the London stage in association with)
- Twickenham Film Studios (post production)
- Wheaton College, Illinois (acknowledgment: Shadowland Productions wish to thank)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
C.S. Lewis (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is the author of the "Chronicles of Narnia" books. Known as Jack, he teaches at Oxford during the 1950s. An American fan, Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), arrives to meet him for tea in Oxford. It is the beginning of a love affair. Tragically, Joy becomes terminally ill and their lives become complicated.
Written by Matthew Stanfield |
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Taglines | Based on a true story. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $22,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In real life, Joy had two sons: Douglas Gresham (who was depicted in this movie) and David Gresham (who was not). David was born in 1944, and Douglas in 1945. After their mother's death, David and Douglas continued to live with their stepfather, C. S. Lewis. In contrast to his mother, stepfather, and younger brother, David was less interested in converting to Christianity, and while still a child living with Lewis, he started to return to Judaism. According to Edwin Brown's book "In Pursuit of C. S. Lewis", Lewis was very supportive of David's interest in Judaism, including finding a kosher butcher to supply his meat. See more » |
Goofs | Jack and Joy actually spent their honeymoon in Greece, not that search for the "Golden Valley". Outside of his Army stint in WW1, Jack had never left England before and was unsure about traveling to Greece. He was afraid it wouldn't live up to what he had imagined. After reading Homer and Aristotle (in Greek) he had built up quite a mental image. The trip did not disappoint him. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Heaven and Earth/Grumpy Old Men/Shadowlands/In the Name of the Father/The Summer House (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Music conducted by George Fenton See more » |
Quotes |
Jack:
Why love, if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore: only the life I have lived. Twice in that life I've been given the choice: as a boy and as a man. The boy chose safety, the man chooses suffering. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal. See more » |