Shadowlands (1993): Cast & Box Office
Shadowlands is a 1993 romantic drama directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis, Edward Hardwicke and Debra Winger. It runs 2 hours 11 minutes and earned $25.8 million worldwide on a $22 million budget.
- worldwide gross
- $25.8M
- budget
- $22M
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 11m (131 min)
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Savoy Pictures
- Budget
- $22M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Shadowlands About?
The premise of Shadowlands without spoilers.
C.S. Lewis, the celebrated writer and Oxford professor, has shut himself off from love and the pain it can bring. When he meets the lively poet Joy Gresham, her warmth and intelligence draw him out of his emotional isolation, opening his heart to new possibilities and a deeper connection to the world.
Shadowlands Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- professor
- poet
- writer
- marriage
- 1950s
- soulmate
- middle age couple
- stepfather stepson relationship
- honesty
- brother brother relationship
- train
- terminal illness
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- loss of wife
- loss of mother
- husband wife relationship
- cancer
- boy
- bed
- father figure
- medical examination
- ritual
- theft
- children's author
- oxford
- england
- friend
- book
- author
- university
- train station
- crying man
- older man younger woman relationship
- female writer
- female poet
- fan marries hero
- english literature
- american in the uk
- repressed love
- jewish
- dying young
- death
- compassion
- american abroad
- teaching
- correspondence
- citizenship
- bachelor
- religious faith
- mother son relationship
- hospital
Shadowlands Cast & Characters
Anthony Hopkins leads the cast as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis, with Edward Hardwicke as Warnie Lewis and Debra Winger as Joy Gresham. Directed by Richard Attenborough; 46 actors are credited in all.
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Director Richard Attenborough
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Anthony Hopkins as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis -
Edward Hardwicke as Warnie Lewis -
Debra Winger as Joy Gresham -
Joseph Mazzello as Douglas Gresham
Also Starring in Shadowlands
· 42 more- John Wood Christopher Riley
- Peter Firth Dr Craig
- Norman Bird Taxi Driver Witness
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths Dr Eddie Monk
- Julian Fellowes Desmond Arding
- Gerald Sim Superintendent Registrar
- James Frain Peter Whistler
- Robert Flemyng Claude Bird
- Julian Firth Father John Fisher
- Tim McMullan Nick Farrell
- Peter Howell College President
- Walter Sparrow Fred Paxford
- Scott Handy Standish
- John Quentin Station Acquaintance
- Sophie Stanton Lecture Committee
- Michael Denison Harry Harrington
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- Pauline Melville Committee Chairwoman
- Roddy Maude-Roxby Arnold Dopliss
- Pat Keen Mrs Young
- Charles Simon Barker
- Alan Talbot College Porter
- Andrew Seear Bob Chafer
- Karen Lewis Hotel Receptionist
- Toby Whithouse Frith
- Sylvia Barter Woman in Bookshop
- Matthew Delamere Simon Chadwick
- Howard Lew Lewis Tea Room Waiter
- Andrew Hawkins Rupert Parrish
- Terry Rowley Registrar
- Giles Oldershaw Marcus
- Daniel Goode Lieven
- Ysobel Gonzalez Lecture Committee
- Ninka Scott Lecture Committee
- Abigail Hopkins Staff Nurse
- Simon Cowell-Parker John Egan
- Carol Passmore Woman in Tea Room
- Leigh Burton-Gill Mrs Parrish
- Cameron Burton-Gill Parrish Child
- Chandler Burton-Gill Parrish Child
- Kendall Burton-Gill Parrish Child
- Christina Burton-Gill Parrish Child
- James Watt Boy in Bookshop
More from Richard Attenborough
More films directed by Richard Attenborough, best-rated first: Gandhi, A Bridge Too Far, Cry Freedom and Magic.
Shadowlands Box Office & Budget
Shadowlands grossed $25.8 million worldwide on a $22 million budget, 1.2 times what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$25.8M
1.2× its budget
- US & Canada
- $25.8M
- Budget
- $22M
Shadowlands Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Shadowlands.
Cars in Shadowlands
7 cars on screen, including the 1950 Morris Minor and the 1955 Austin FX3 Provincial Taxi.
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1950 Morris Minor Important role -
1955 Austin FX3 Provincial Taxi Minor role -
1946 Bedford KZ Minor role -
1960 Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre Hearse Minor role
Shadowlands Also Known As
25 alternative titles, including “Les Ombres du coeur” and “Сенчести земи”.
- Also known as
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- Les Ombres du coeur
- Сенчести земи
- Shadowlands - Ein Geschenk des Augenblicks
- Cienista Dolina
- Viaggio in Inghilterra
- Tierras de penumbra
- Les Ombres du cœur
- Árnyékország
- Страна теней
- 影子大地
- Земя на сенките
- 섀도우랜드
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- 永遠の愛に生きて
- Tierra de sombras
- Gölge Topraklarda
- Terra das Sombras
- ארץ הצללים, ჩრდილების ქვეყანა
- Країна тіней
- Dois Estranhos
- Um Destino
- Šešėlių šalis
- Krajina stínů
- Tărâmul umbrelor
- แดนฝันวันทรมาน
- Zemlja sjena
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Shadowlands FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Shadowlands, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Shadowlands?
Shadowlands runs 2 hours 11 minutes (131 minutes).
When was Shadowlands released?
Shadowlands was released on December 25, 1993.
Who directed Shadowlands?
Shadowlands was directed by Richard Attenborough.
More films by Richard Attenborough Who is in the cast of Shadowlands?
Shadowlands stars Anthony Hopkins as C. S. 'Jack' Lewis, Edward Hardwicke as Warnie Lewis and Debra Winger as Joy Gresham, among 46 credited actors.
How much did Shadowlands make at the box office?
Shadowlands grossed $25.8 million worldwide on a budget of $22 million.
Does Shadowlands have a post-credit scene?
No. Shadowlands has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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