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Walter Murch

Return to Oz

Edition 1985
113' - 1985 - Fantasy, Family, Adventure - Dialogue: English
Director: Walter Murch Composer: David Shire With: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh
Dorothy Gale has recently come home to Kansas from the Land of Oz and is now almost back to perfect health since the incident of the tornado, only she cannot get that wonderful place out of her head. She frequently talks about it and cannot get any sleep at night. Aunt Em worries about her health/well-being. Thinking that she is suffering delusional depression and acute insomnia, she decides to take her to see a special doctor in another town. While he tries to treat her with electro-shock treatment and take those nasty dreams away from her head, she is rescued by a mysterious girl who leads her back to Oz for a new adventure.

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Credits

Director

Walter Murch

Composer

David Shire

With

Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh

Scenario

Walter Murch, Gill Dennis, L. Frank Baum

Director of Photography

David Watkin

Editor

Leslie Hodgson

Producer

Gary Kurtz, Paul Maslansky

More information

Dialogue

English

Countries of production

United States of America, United Kingdom

Screenplay based on

"Ozma of Oz" (L. Frank Baum); "The Land of Oz" (L. Frank Baum)

Year

1985

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