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In Search of Oz

In Search of Oz

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📜 Overview: BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.
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📆 Date Released: 1994-06-16
⌚ Running Time: 60 mins
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Robert A. Baum Jr. original image
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Robert A. Baum Jr.
Ray Bradbury original image
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Ray Bradbury
Martha Coolidge original image
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Martha Coolidge
Gore Vidal original image
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Gore Vidal

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