The Wizard of Malta
β 9 Β· 1981 Β· Documentary Β· Crime Β· Fantasy
Douglas Davis presents his interpretations of The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Napoleon in the triptych style of the finale of the Abel Gance version of the latter.
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