This lavishly mounted adaptation of the play by William Nicholson tells the true story of the doomed love affair between novelist and noted Christian scholar C.S. Lewis and a Jewish-American poet. Anthony Hopkins stars as C.S. "Jack" Lewis, an Oxford professor and successful author of the Chronicles of Narnia series of children's fantasy novels. A confirmed bachelor, Jack's existence is an inward life of the mind. Somewhat detached from the world, his only social outlet is evenings out at a local pub discussing philosophy and religion with his fellow lecturers. Jack has been corresponding with a bluntly intelligent American woman, Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), who arrives to visit him, with her young son Douglas (Joseph Mazzello) in tow. She tells Jack that she has actually fled from an abusive marriage and plans to divorce, and Jack astonishes friends and family by agreeing to a platonic marriage with Joy so that she can obtain British citizenship. As their friendship deepens and Joy discovers that she has a terminal illness, the relationship between Joy and Jack becomes a genuine romance, and their marriage turns into a real commitment. Shadowlands (1993) had previously been filmed as a well-regarded British television movie in 1985 starring Joss Ackland as Lewis. — Karl Williams
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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 McMullen | 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 |
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Debra Winger | Joy Gresham |
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Joseph Mazzello | Douglas Gresham |
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John Quentin | Station Acquaintance |
| Director | Richard Attenborough |
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| Writer | William Nicholson | |
| Producer | Richard Attenborough, Terence A. Clegg, Brian Eastman, Diana Hawkins, Alison Webb | |
| Musician | George Fenton | |
| Photography | Roger Pratt | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 03, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 2 |