Fantastic Journey to OZ (Russian: Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты, romanized: Urfin Jus i ego derevyannye soldaty, transl. Urfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers) is a 2017 Russian animated film based on the novel Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov.[1]
| Fantastic Journey to OZ | |
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| Directed by | Vladimir Toropchin Fyodor Dmitriev Darina Schmidt |
| Screenplay by | Aleksandr Boyarsky |
| Based on | Urfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov |
| Produced by | Sergei Selyanov Anton Zlatopolskiy Aleksandr Boyarsky |
| Starring | Konstantin Khabensky Dmitri Dyuzhev Sergey Shnurov |
| Edited by | Sergei Glezin |
| Music by | Mikhail Chertischev |
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| Distributed by | Russia-1 |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
The film was directed by Vladimir Toropchin, Fyodor Dmitriev and Darina Schmidt. It is the first animated film from Melnitsa Animation Studio made using computer animation.[2]
Plot
editThe envious and power-hungry Urfin Jus wants to become the ruler of Magic Land. He brings the wooden soldiers to life with a magic powder and goes with them to conquer the Emerald City. He is already preparing to celebrate the victory, but in the Magic Land there is also a little girl named Ellie. She wants to go home, but first she needs to help her friends Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion to defeat Urfin Jus and his army.
Cast
editRussian Dub
edit- Konstantin Khabensky – Urfin Jus
- Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya – Ellie
- Sergey Shnurov – General Lan Pirot
- Dmitri Dyuzhev – Topotun the Bear
- Andrey Lyovin – Totoshka
- Yuliya Rudina – Eot Ling the Clown
- Sergey Dyachkov – Scarecrow
- Valery Solovyov – Tin Woodman
- Valery Kukhareshin – The Cowardly Lion
- Aleksandr Boyarsky – Ogre
- Dmitry Bykovsky-Romashov – Sabretooth Tiger
- Mikhail Chernyak – crow Kaggi-Karr
- Oleg Kulikovich – Ruf Bilan
English Dub
edit- Marc Thompson – Urfin Jus
- Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld - Ellie (as Dorothy)
- Tyler Bunch – General Lan Pirot, Ogre (credited as H.D. Quinn)
- Erica Schroeder - Totoshka, Grandma
- Haven Paschall - Eot Ling the Clown
- Billy Bob Thompson – Scarecrow
- Tom Wayland – Tin Woodman
- Mike Pollock – The Cowardly Lion, Ruf Bilan
- Kate Bristol - Crown
Accolade
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbella International Film Festival | 9 July 2018 | Animation | Vladimir Toropchin | Nominated | [5] |
Sequels
editFantastic Return to Oz: a 2019 Russian computer animated film.
References
edit- ^ "Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты Россия, 2017". Russia-1. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Lyuba Egorova (19 April 2017). "20 апреля в прокате стартует "Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты"". Metro International. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Mikhail Alterkop. "Это только начало: Урфин Джюс с деревянными солдатами штурмует кинотеатры". Vesti. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Российский мультфильм "Урфин Джюс" покажут в странах Южной Азии". RIA Novosti. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ MIFF (9 July 2018). "Fantastic Journey to Oz | Marbella Film Festival". www.marbellafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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