Shadowlands (1993 film)

Shadowlands
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Attenborough
Screenplay by	William Nicholson
Based on	Shadowlands by William Nicholson
Produced by	Richard Attenborough Brian Eastman
Starring	Anthony Hopkins Debra Winger
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Edited by	Lesley Walker
Music by	George Fenton
Production companies	Price Entertainment Spelling Films International
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release date	25 December 1993 (1993-12-25)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$22 million
Box office	$52 million[1]

Shadowlands is a 1993 British biographical drama film about the relationship between academic C. S. Lewis (played by Anthony Hopkins) and Jewish American poet Joy Davidman (played by Debra Winger), her death from cancer, and how this challenged his Christianity. It was directed by Richard Attenborough with a screenplay by William Nicholson based on his 1985 television film and 1989 stage play of the same name. The 1985 script began life as I Call It Joy written for Thames Television by Brian Sibley and Norman Stone. Sibley later wrote the book, Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. The film won the 1993 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. The film marked the last film appearance of English actor Michael Denison.