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Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2005)

Would somebody please verify something for me before I begin to doubt my own sanity? When we gathered around the T.V. set in the early sixties, to watch the WiZard of Oz, (it came on once a year, on Sunday, from 6:00 to 10:00. This is four hours! The commercial breaks then were 1 minute, so we actually got about 3 and a half hours of show. How does this translate into 112 minutes in 2005? I also went to the movies in 1976 to see the uncut version, which ran over 3 hours. What happened to the rest of the movie, and why isn't it mentioned?
James
Dallas