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Cast

Characters

Nicol Williamson

Aunt Em

Matt Clark

Uncle Henry
Michael Sudin        Sean Barrett (voice)

Tim Rose

Mak Wilson    Denise Bryer (voice)

Brian Henson (voice)

Stewart Larange

Lyle Conway (voice)

Steve Norrington

Scarecrow
John Alexander Cowardly Lion
Deep Roy Tin Woodman
Susan Dacre                 Geoff Felix

David Greenaway          Sween Lim

Supporting Puppeteers
Sophie Ward
Fiona Victory
Pons Maar Lead Wheeler

Nome Messenger 

Rachel Ashton            Robbie Barnett

Aisa Berk                   Roger Ennals

Michele Hine              Mark Hopkins

Colin Skeaping          Ken Stevens

Philip Tan                 Robert Thirtle

Wheelers
Tansy
Bruce Boa Police Officer
Cherie Hawkins Polychrome
Kevin Hudson Munchkin
Jon Jacobs Cage Carrier
Crew List
PRODUCTION Production Companies: Walt Disney Productions / BMI
(No.9) Ltd / Oz Productions Ltd / Silver Screen Partners II
Executive In Charge Of Production: Bruce Sharman
Original Executive In Charge Of Production: Thomas L. Wilhite [uncredited]
Executive Producer: Gary Kurtz
Producer: Paul Maslansky
Associate Producer: Colin Michael Kitchens
Production Co-Ordinator: Barbara Allen
Assistant Production Co-Ordinator: Moyra Simpson
SCRIPT Script: Gill Dennis, Walter Murch
Novels: Ozma of Oz and The Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
DIRECTION

Director: Walter Murch

PHOTOGRAPHY Directors of Photography: David Watkin, Freddie Francis [uncredited]
Assistant Camera: David Budd, Roger McDonald, Shane O'Neill
Camera Operators: Gordon Hayman, John Palmer, Ken Worringham
2nd Unit Camera Operator: James Devis
2nd Unit Clapper Loader: Simon Mills
Best Boy: Ronnie Homewood
Gaffer: Maurice Gillett, Roy Larner
Camera Grips: Jim Dawes, Kenneth Atherfold
Grip and Lighting Packages: Lee Lighting Ltd [uncredited]
Stills: Barry Peake, Richard Blanshard
Video Co-Ordinator: Christopher Warren
Video Technicians: Christopher Kenny, Robert Bridges
EDITING Editor: Leslie Hodgson
2nd Editor: Peter Boita
Senior Assistant Editor: Kerry Kohler
Assistant Editor: Daniel Farrell
MUSIC

Music: David Shire
Orchestrator: Herbert W. Spencer
Music Performed By: The London Symphony Orchestra
Cello Soloist: Douglas Cummings
Violin Soloist: Michael Davis
Conductor: David Shire
Associate Conductor: Harry Rabinowitz
Music Recorded At: Anvil-Abbey Road Studios, London
Music Recording Mixer: Eric Tomlinson

SOUND ADR: Mayflower Recording Ltd
Re-Recording Facilities: Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES Mechanical Characters Hair Design: Stuart Artingstall
Costume Designer: Raymond Hughes Assistant Costume Designer: William McPhail
Mechanical Characters Costume Design Supervisor: Lyle Conway
Wardrobe Supervisor: Paul Vachon
Wardrobe Assistant: Anthony Allen, Hilary Watson, Rosemary Worth
Mechanical Characters Fabric Designers: Lesja Liber, Val Johnston, Cas Willing
Mechanical Characters Textiles: Helen Lewis

SPECIAL EFFECTS

Claymation Producer: David Altschul
Claymation Director: Will Vinton
Claymation Technical Supervisor Gary McRobert
Claymation Artist: Douglas Aberle, Bruce McKean, Craig Bartlett, Joan C. Gratz, Joanne Radmilovich, Mark Gustafson, Tom Gasek, William Fiesterman Senior Effects Technicians: Barry Whitrod, Brian Morrison, David Watkin, Trevor Neighbour
Effects Technicians: B. Frank Richardson, Brian Lince, David Watson, Ken Gittens, Michael Dawson, Peter Davey, Ray Lovell
First Process Engineer: Don Henry
Mechanical Characters Senior Designer: Tim Rose
Mechanical Characters Designers: Chris Eveleigh, Chris Ostwald, John Coppinger, Nick Rayburn, Richard Padbury, Stephen Norrington
Mechanical Characters Additional Design: Gary Frutkoff
Mechanical Characters Mechanical Design: H.W. Hamilton Smith, John Stephenson
Mechanical Characters Foam Latex Supervisor: Tom McLaughlin
Mechanical Characters General Assistant: David Sainty
Mechanical Characters Original Drawings: John R. Neill
Mechanical Characters Patternmaker: Brian Archer
Mechanical Characters Supporting Plasterer: Paul Jiggins
Mechanical Characters Technicians: Colin Hurry, Derek Frampton, Ian Rolph, Neal Scanlan, Roger Nichols, William Plant
Disney EFX Supervisor: Philip Meador
Matte Paintings: Disney EFX
Additional Opticals: Disney EFX; General Screen Enterprises; Oxford Scientific Films Ltd; Peerless Camera Co Ltd; Peter Govey Film Opticals; Rank Film Laboratories; Westbury Design and Optical

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION

Production Designer: Norman Reynolds
Heads of Construction Department: William Beecham, Kenneth Clarke, Peter Collins, Michael Driscoll, I.F. Lawrence, Albert Long
Preliminary Artwork: Maurice Sendak [uncredited]
Production Buyer: David Lusby
Prop Management: Tommy Ibbetson
Title Designer: Richard Morrison
MISCELLANEOUS Unit Manager: Phil Kohler
Continuity: Sally Jones
2nd Unit Continuity: Doris Martin, Melinda Rees
Animal Trainer: Mike Culling
Assistants To Director: Francis Ford Coppola [uncredited], Steven Spielberg [uncredited]
Director's Secretary: Sue Matthews
Executive Producer's Secretary: Glynis Robertson
Secretary to Producer: Annie Britten
Publicity: Alan Arnold
Publicity Assistant: Rebecca West
Captions Assistant [Publicity]: Judy Britten[uncredited]
Marketing Consultant: Craig Miller [uncredited]
Mime Movement Arranger: Pons Maar
Assistant Accountants: Linda Gregory, Michael Yell, Tony Miller [uncredited]
Supporting Accountant: Sam Williams
Tutors: Cathy McMahon, Mary Jo Macvey
Unit Nurse: Muriel Murch

LOCATIONS

Locations: London, England, UK; Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England
Location Manager: Grania O'Shannon

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special Thanks To: George Lucas, Robert Watts

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