![]() ![]() ![]() Later Oz-related dramatizations include The Wiz (19), the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1987 stage production, an animated Japanese version (1982), Disney's Return to Oz (1985), and David Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990). In a recent People Magazine poll, it was chosen as the favorite movie of the twentieth century. Because of its many television showings between 19, it has been seen by more viewers than any other movie. Next came the 1939 version, a rare instance in which a great book became a great film. In 1925, Chadwick Pictures released a silent version of the Wizard, which took great liberties with the book's plot and was a also a box-office failure. Its five silent features and a few short subjects based on Baum's stories were not successful, and the studio closed in 1915. In 1914, Baum founded a Hollywood film company. The first commercial films were four one-reel silent films produced in 1910 by the Selig Polyscope Company and based on the Wizard and some other Oz books. The 1903 New York production became one of the greatest successes in Broadway history at that time and continued as a road-show for another decade. The Wizard of Oz (1982) Not Rated 78 min Animation, Family, Adventure 6. Director: Sidney Lumet Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross Votes: 15,736 Gross: 21.05M 10. In June 1902, an extravagantly mounted stage version opened in Chicago to great critical acclaim. An adaptation of 'The Wizard of Oz' that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience. ![]()
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