Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz

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A featurette about The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Cast: Eric Shanower, John Fricke, Brittany Murphy, Drew Casper, Peter Glassman, more

Genres: Documentary

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Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz

Overview

Cast

Eric Shanower

John Fricke

Brittany Murphy

Drew Casper

Peter Glassman

Jane Lahr

Mark Evan Swartz

Willard Carroll

John Lahr

Gita Dorothy Morena

Kurt S. Raymond

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