The Wizard of the Emerald City(1973)

series - first aired/released 1973-10-17 - audience 6.0

Animation, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Directed by Aleksandr Bogolyubov, Karlo Sulakauri, Kirill Malyantovich, Leonid Aristov, Yulian Kalisher, Yuri Trofimov, Yuriy Klepatskiy

The Wizard of the Emerald City (Russian: Волшебник Изумрудного города) is a ten-part stop-motion adaptation of the first book in Alexander Volkov's Magic Land series. Produced by Ekran, it is believed to have aired monthly from around December 1973 to September 1974. Because of the wicked Gingema, a young girl named Ellie and her little dog Totoshka are swept away to the Magic Country, where incredible adventures await.