Journey Back to Oz (1972)
December 14, 1972Release Date
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
December 14, 1972Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Liza Minnelli
Dorothy
Milton Berle
The Cowardly Lion
Margaret Hamilton
Aunt Em
Herschel Bernardi
Woodenhead The Horse
Danny Thomas
Tin Man (voice)
Paul Ford
Uncle Henry
Jack E. Leonard
The Signpost
Paul Lynde
Pumpkinhead
Ethel Merman
Mombi, The Bad Witch
Mickey Rooney
The Scarecrow
L. Frank Baum
Writer
Risë Stevens
Glinda, the Good Witch
Mel Blanc
Crow (voice)
Hal Sutherland
Director
Hal Sutherland
Director
Fred Ladd
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
Journey Back To Oz is a 1972 American animated adventure musical fantasy film produced by Filmation. It is loosely based on L. Frank Baum's second Oz novel The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), although Baum received no screen credit.The film was not a hit in theaters, but did well on television, premiering on ABC on December 5, 1976. For television broadcast, Filmation produced live-action segments with a celebrity playing the Wizard, flying in his balloon with a parrot and two Munchkins, Sprig and Twig.
The first version featured Bill Cosby. Filmation only contracted with Cosby for two airings, so when the film aired in syndication later, the company reshot the live segments with Milton Berle. The Cosby-hosted version would eventually air in syndication.