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Lion of Oz

Lion of Oz

A circus lion finds himself in a magical land where he becomes the leader of a journey to stop the Wicked Witch of the East, a task which may lead him to loose a part of himself.

20005.71h 14mG

Overview

The Cowardly Lion, of the Omaha Circus and close friends with balloonist Oscar Diggs, is swept away to the Land of Oz, where he—and a number of new friends—cross paths with the Wicked Witch of the East, who seeks the mysterious Flower of Oz.

Directed by Tim Deacon
Written by Roger S. Baum, Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser
Produced by Michel Lemire
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Top Cast

Henry Beckman

Henry Beckman

Narrator (voice)

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Oscar Diggs (voice)

Gerard Plunkett

Gerard Plunkett

Oak Tree (voice)

Jason Priestley

Jason Priestley

Lion (voice)

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Wicked Witch of the East (voice)

Miklos Perlus

Miklos Perlus

Sunbeam (voice)

Eleanor Noble

Eleanor Noble

Moonbeam (voice)

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Elizabeth Robertson

Starburst (voice)

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Scott McNeil

Gloom (voice)

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Silly Ozbul (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

witchmusicalprequelbased on children's bookwizardwooden soldiercourage

About Lion of Oz

Lion of Oz is a animation, family, fantasy film released in 2000 exploring themes of witch, musical, prequel, based on children's book, wizard, wooden soldier. Directed by Tim Deacon, it stars Henry Beckman, Dom DeLuise, Gerard Plunkett. The Cowardly Lion, of the Omaha Circus and close friends with balloonist Oscar Diggs, is swept away to the Land of Oz, where he—and a number of new friends—cross paths with the Wicked Witch of the East, who seeks the mysterious Flower of Oz.

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