What's the Difference between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the Book and The Wizard of Oz the Movie?

Fantasy

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

79%
Released: 1900
Author: L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz

21%
Released: 1939
Director: Victor Fleming
Characters
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In the Book In the Movie
Dorothy
Dorothy
Portrayed by: Judy Garland
Scarecrow
Fiyero the Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Ray Bolger
Tin Man
Boq the Tin Man
Portrayed by: Jack Haley
Cowardly Lion
Brrr the Cowardly Lion
Portrayed by: Bert Lahr
The Wicked Witch of the West
Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West
Portrayed by: Margaret Hamilton
Glinda the Good Witch of the South
Glinda the Good Witch of the North
Portrayed by: Billie Burke
This Character does not appear.
Hunk
Portrayed by: Ray Bolger
This Character does not appear.
Hickory
Portrayed by: Jack Haley
This Character does not appear.
Zeke
Portrayed by: Bert Lahr
Miss Almira Gulch
Miss Almira Gulch
Portrayed by: Margaret Hamilton
This Character does not appear.
Professor Chester Marvel
Portrayed by: Frank Morgan
Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
Portrayed by: Frank Morgan
Cowardly lion
Cowardly lion
The Wizard of Oz Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   Dorothy is very strong and rescues her friends from many situations. Dorothy is portrayed as a damsel in distress.
   The flying monkeys are controlled by whoever has the Golden Cap. They are the minions of the Wicked Witch of the West.
   Dorothy rescues her friends this rescue is reversed
   Dorothy and the Lion are both taken hostage by the flying monkeys. Tin Man is thrown on sharp rocks. Scarecrow is unstuffed and thrown in a tree Dorothy is the only one kidnapped. Scarecrow is unstuffed but put back together by Tin Man and Lion
   The Scarecrow is made by a munchkin farmer. He is a human being turned into a scarecrow by the Witch of the West to save his life. Though he tells Dorothy he was stuffed and sewn together to keep his identity secret
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