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The Wizard of the Emerald City

The Wizard of the Emerald City

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Overview

Young Elli is taken away from her mother and left in a magical land. On her quest to find her way back she meets a scarecrow, a lion and a woodsman.

Directed by Pavel Arsenov
Written by Vadim Korostylyov, Aleksandr Volkov, L. Frank Baum
Produced by Vladimir Esinov, Aleksandr Malygin
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Yekaterina Mikhaylovskaya

Ellie Smith

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Scarecrow

Yevgeni Gerasimov

Yevgeni Gerasimov

Iron Lumberjack

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy Jr.

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy Jr.

Cowardly Lion

Viktor Pavlov

Viktor Pavlov

James Goodwin (Wizard)

Valeriy Nosik

Valeriy Nosik

Оgre

Natalya Varley

Natalya Varley

Bastinda / Gingema

Olga Kabo

Olga Kabo

Ellie's Mother / Stella

Boris Shcherbakov

Boris Shcherbakov

Guardian

Sergei Varchuk

Sergei Varchuk

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based on novel or bookfantasy world

About The Wizard of the Emerald City

The Wizard of the Emerald City is a adventure, family, fantasy film released in 1994 exploring themes of based on novel or book, fantasy world. Directed by Pavel Arsenov, it stars Yekaterina Mikhaylovskaya, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Yevgeni Gerasimov. Young Elli is taken away from her mother and left in a magical land. On her quest to find her way back she meets a scarecrow, a lion and a woodsman.

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