In Search of Oz

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

60 minutes

Year:

1994

Director:

Brian Skeet

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Company:

BBC

Cast:
Robert A. Baum Jr.

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Ray Bradbury

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Martha Coolidge

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Gore Vidal

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Crew:
Brian Skeet

Director

Guy Yorke-Wilkinson

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