The movie novelization by Horace J. Elias is an adaptation of the original novel by L. Frank Baum, with pictures from the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland. The book follows the movie closely, but also includes some details from the original novel that were omitted or changed in the film, such as the silver shoes, the china country and the winged monkeys’ backstory.
The Wizard of Oz
Victor Fleming, George Cukor, 1939
The Wizard Of Oz
Horace J. Elias, 1976
The Wizard Of Oz is a movie novelization written by Horace J. Elias in 1976 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Victor Fleming and George Cukor in 1939. The movie features Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, and others.
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Storyline
Dorothy is a young girl who lives with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and dog, Toto, on a farm on the Kansas prairie. One day, she and Toto are caught up in a cyclone that deposits them and the farmhouse into Munchkin Country in the magical Land of Oz. The falling house has killed the Wicked Witch of the East, the evil ruler of the Munchkins.
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The movie novelization by Horace J. Elias is an adaptation of the original novel by L. Frank Baum, with pictures from the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland. The book follows the movie closely, but also includes some details from the original novel that were omitted or changed in the film, such as the silver shoes, the china country and the winged monkeys’ backstory.
Year
1939
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Wizard of Oz
Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor
Country: USA
Year: 1939
Length: 1h42m
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Year
1976
Pages
127
Book Rate
8.00
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Book
The Wizard Of Oz
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