Lion of Oz is a 2000 animated film set before the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It tells the story of how the Cowardly Lion, formerly part of the Omaha Circus, came to be in Oz and how he stopped the Wicked Witch of the East from getting the Flower of Oz. It is based upon the 1995 book Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage by Roger S. Baum. It was announced by CinéGroupe and Sony Wonder and was released in 2000.

Lion of Oz (2000)
Directed by Tim Deacon
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Movie Info
Official Site
Tags
Book, Lyman Frank Baum, Oz, Prequel Film
Alternate Titles
Der Löwe von Oz und die magische Blume
DE
Le lion d'Oz
CA
Lew z krainy Oz i magiczny kwiat
PL
Lion of Oz
AU, IN, GB, US
Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage
O Leão de Oz
BR
Óz virága és a gyáva oroszlán
HU
The Lion King III
PK