In Search of Oz

In Search of Oz

60 mins | Documentary | June 16, 1994

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.

In Search of Oz

60 mins | Documentary | June 16, 1994

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.
Producers BBC
Original title In Search of Oz
Directors Brian Skeet
Writers

Cast

Robert A. Baum Jr.

as Himself

Ray Bradbury

as Himself

Martha Coolidge

as Herself

Gore Vidal

as Himself