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Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

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Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.

March 7, 2013 · Directed by Sam Raimi

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How it's told
Pace
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Tone
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Outlook
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What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

James Franco
Oz
Mila Kunis
Theodora / Wicked Witch of the West
Rachel Weisz
Evanora
Michelle Williams
Annie / Glinda
Zach Braff
Frank / Finley
Bill Cobbs
Master Tinker
Joey King
Girl in Wheelchair / China Girl
Tony Cox
Knuck
Stephen R. Hart
Winkie General
Abigail Spencer
May
Bruce Campbell
Winkie Gate Keeper
Ted Raimi
Skeptic in Audience

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