Summaries

What's going on with the world's economy? Foreclosures are everywhere, unemployment is skyrocketing - and this may only be the beginning. Could it be that solutions to the world's economic problems could have been embedded in the most beloved children's story of all time, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"? The yellow brick road (the gold standard), the emerald city of Oz (greenback money), even Dorothy's silver slippers (changed to ruby slippers for the movie version) were powerful symbols of author L. Frank Baum's belief that the people - not the big banks -- should control the quantity of a nation's money.—Bill Still

Details

Keywords
  • money
  • wizard of oz
  • economy
  • recession
  • yellow brick road
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 30, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box office

Budget $82000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 55m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Synopsis

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