Movie · Drama · Biography

C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) is an Oxford academic in his 50s, riding high on the success of his series of "Narnia" children's books. When he begins corresponding with an American, Joy Gresham (Claire Bloom), Lewis surprises himself by falling in love. They marry, and Lewis becomes father to two stepsons (Rupert Baderman, Rhys Hopkins). But his happiness is tested when Joy is diagnosed with cancer. Now Lewis, a devout Christian, suffers through a crisis of faith.

1985 · 1h 32m
Director Norman Stone

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C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) is an Oxford academic in his 50s, riding high on the success of his series of "Narnia" children's books. When he begins corresponding with an American, Joy Gresham (Claire Bloom), Lewis surprises himself by falling in love. They marry, and Lewis becomes father to two stepsons (Rupert Baderman, Rhys Hopkins). But his happiness is tested when Joy is diagnosed with cancer. Now Lewis, a devout Christian, suffers through a crisis of faith.

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Studio
Total Content Digital
Released
1985
Run Time
1 hr 32 min
Rated
TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.