Oz the Great and Powerful

2013 film directed by Sam Raimi
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Summary

Oz the Great and Powerful is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,926 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3]
  • Director: Sam Raimi[4]
  • Screenwriter: David Lindsay-Abaire[5], Mitchell Kapner[6]
  • Composer: Danny Elfman[7]
  • Genre: fantasy film[8], film based on literature[9], adventure film[10], comedy film[11], family film[12]
  • Based on: Oz book series[13]
  • Cast member: James Franco[14], Mila Kunis[15], Rachel Weisz[16], Michelle Williams[17], Zach Braff[18], Bill Cobbs[19], Joey King[20], Abigail Spencer[21], Ted Raimi[22], Tony Cox[23], Bruce Campbell[24], Martin Klebba[25], Stephen Hart[26], Robert Stromberg[27]
  • Producer: Joe Roth[28]
  • Performer: Danny Elfman[29]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Pictures[30], Roth Films[31], Curtis-Donen Productions[32]
  • Director of photography: Peter Deming[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Commons category: Oz the Great and Powerful[35]
  • Soundtrack release: Oz the Great and Powerful – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 6/10[38], 57%[39], 44/100[40]
  • Color: color[41], black-and-white[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: March 8, 2013[44], March 7, 2013[45], February 14, 2013[46]
  • Distributed by: Fórum Hungary[47], Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[48], Netflix[49], Disney+[50]
  • Significant event: première[51]
  • Narrative location: Kansas[52]
  • Official website: http://disney.go.com/thewizard/[53]
  • Film editor: Bob Murawski[54]
  • Executive producer: Grant Curtis[55], Joshua Donen[56], Philip Steuer[57], Palak Patel[58]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Oz the Great and Powerful's after a work by is recorded as L. Frank Baum[59].

Why It Matters

Oz the Great and Powerful has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Oz the Great and Powerful receive?

Honors received include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . cinemarx.ro. Retrieved . cinemarx.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved . hollywoodreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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