What's the Difference between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the Book and The Wizard of Oz the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Dorothy
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Dorothy
Portrayed by: Judy Garland
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Scarecrow
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Fiyero the Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Ray Bolger
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Tin Man
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Boq the Tin Man
Portrayed by: Jack Haley
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Cowardly Lion
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Brrr the Cowardly Lion
Portrayed by: Bert Lahr
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The Wicked Witch of the West
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Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West
Portrayed by: Margaret Hamilton
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Glinda the Good Witch of the South
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Glinda the Good Witch of the North
Portrayed by: Billie Burke
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This Character does not appear.
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Hunk
Portrayed by: Ray Bolger
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This Character does not appear.
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Hickory
Portrayed by: Jack Haley
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This Character does not appear.
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Zeke
Portrayed by: Bert Lahr
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Miss Almira Gulch
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Miss Almira Gulch
Portrayed by: Margaret Hamilton
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This Character does not appear.
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Professor Chester Marvel
Portrayed by: Frank Morgan
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Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
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Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
Portrayed by: Frank Morgan
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Cowardly lion
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Cowardly lion
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The Wizard of Oz Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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The Tin Man is a figure of enchantment by the Witch of the East |
He is a munchkin turned into tin by the Witch of the West to save his life and is hired by a tinsmith to chop down trees. When the tin smith fixes Tin Man's Joints up, he forgets to give Tin Man a heart |
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The Lion is born cowardly
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As a cub, the Witch of the West freed him from captivity and released him into the wild. So he is cowardly because he wasn't able to fight his own battles when he was young
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The Witch of the West has only one eye and pure evil |
She has green skin, has both eyes and is misunderstood. She Just acts wicked as she has accepted her name as theWicked Witch of the West |
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The storm was called a typhoon. |
In the movie it is called a tornado
or otther wise known as a typhoon;in
the book.
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Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion have to see the Wizard separately. The Wizard appears in a different form for each visitor. |
All of the travelers see the Wizard at the same time. |