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

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Eric Shanower
Eric Shanower

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John Fricke
John Fricke

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Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy

Narrator

Drew Casper
Drew Casper

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Peter Glassman
Peter Glassman

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Jane Lahr
Jane Lahr

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Mark Evan Swartz
Mark Evan Swartz

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Willard Carroll
Willard Carroll

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John Lahr
John Lahr

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Gita Dorothy Morena
Gita Dorothy Morena

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    A featurette about The Wizard of Oz (1939).

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    2005-10-25

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