Fantastic Journey to Oz

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 computer-animated film based on the novel Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov.[1]

Fantastic Journey to OZ
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVladimir Toropchin
Fyodor Dmitriev
Darina Schmidt
Screenplay byAleksandr Boyarsky
Based onUrfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov
Produced bySergei Selyanov
Anton Zlatopolskiy
Aleksandr Boyarsky
StarringKonstantin Khabensky
Dmitri Dyuzhev
Sergey Shnurov
Edited bySergei Glezin
Music byMikhail Chertischev
Production
companies
Distributed byRussia-1
Release date
  • April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

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]

The premiere took place on April 20, 2017.[3][4]

Plot

The 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

Russian Dub

English Dub

Accolade
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Marbella International Film Festival 9 July 2018 Animation Vladimir Toropchin Nominated [5]

Sequels

Fantastic Return to Oz: a 2019 Russian computer animated film.

References
  1. "Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты Россия, 2017". Russia-1.
  2. Lyuba Egorova (19 April 2017). "20 апреля в прокате стартует "Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты"". Metro International.
  3. Mikhail Alterkop. "Это только начало: Урфин Джюс с деревянными солдатами штурмует кинотеатры". Vesti.
  4. "Российский мультфильм "Урфин Джюс" покажут в странах Южной Азии". RIA Novosti. 23 March 2017.
  5. MIFF (2018-07-09). "Fantastic Journey to Oz | Marbella Film Festival". www.marbellafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.


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