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Return to Oz
2.0 / 10• 1964• 51m•NR• English
AnimationTV MovieFamilyFantasy
Storyline
Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion (using the names created for the nearly-abstract television series, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, from which this was derived) have had their MGM gifts destroyed by the restored Wicked Witch, and the four proceed to the Wizard for help, who is ineffectual as usual.
Cast & Crew
LD
Larry D. Mann
Rusty, the Tin Man (voice)
LeadAS
Alfie Scopp
Socrates, the Scarecrow (voice)
Carl Banas
Dandy, the Cowardly Lion / The Wizard of Oz (voice)
SM
Susan Morse
Dorothy Gale (singing voice)
PL
Peggi Loder
Glinda, the Good Witch / The Wicked Witch of the West (voice)
SC
Susan Conway
Dorothy Gale (voice)
What People Are Saying
1.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. F.R. Crawley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Return to Oz is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
