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The Dreamer of Oz

The Dreamer of Oz

19907.31h 40m

Overview

The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.

Directed by Jack Bender
Written by David Kirschner, Richard Matheson
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Top Cast

John Ritter

John Ritter

L. Frank Baum

Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole

Maud Gage Baum

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Courtney Barilla

Dorothy Gage / Dorothy Gale

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Matilda Joslyn Gage

Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Al Badham / Cowardly Lion

David Schramm

David Schramm

W.W. Denslow

Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan

Harriet Baum Neal

Nancy Morgan

Nancy Morgan

Helen

Pat Skipper

Pat Skipper

Charlie

Ed Gale

Ed Gale

Ned / Farmer

About The Dreamer of Oz

The Dreamer of Oz is a family, drama, fantasy, tv movie film released in 1990. Directed by Jack Bender, it stars John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Courtney Barilla. The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.

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