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GreatGoodWatch score77
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives. By 1900, when The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published, Baum was 44 years old and had spent much of his life in restless pursuit of success.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 75GoodWatch 78
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 53 min
Longer than most documentaries, +17 min on the typical 96
typical 96113Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
2021
April 19, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Directing · 2
- Randall MacLowry Director, Writer, Producer
- Tracy Heather Strain Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 5
- Susan Bellows Executive Producer
- Cameo George Executive Producer
- Mark Zwonitzer Producer
- Rebecca Taylor Henning Producer
- Nancy Sherman Supervising Producer
Camera · 2
- Jason Longo Director of Photography
- Austin De Besche Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chad Ervin Editor
Sound · 1
- P. Andrew Willis Music
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