Summary 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. View more details
Directed : William T. Still
Written : William T. Still
Stars : William T. Still Andrew Nance Brent Robinson
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Sep 30, 2009
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Chicago, Illinois, USA
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Sep 30, 2009
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Chicago, Illinois, USA