(bertrand tavernier) and it's always worked on the identification level. and it succeeded. mean, brilliantly. there's emerald city. oh, we're almost there, at last, at last! it's beautiful, isn't it? just like i knew it would be. he really must be a wonderful wizard. well, c'mon then, what are we waitin' for? nothing. let's hurry. (sydney pollack) one thing that made filmgoing such a wonderful experience is it was kind of a dazzling... journey that you took to a place and a life that bore little resemblance to your own. (sydney pollack) you measured the success of it by the distance between you and that world. pardon me, folks, would you like the thrill of your lives? simply by sitting down in a magic chair? sure. c'mon, son. he's not talking to us. i'm talking to everyone who loves adventure. romance, mystery, danger! the magic chair takes you back in history 2000 years. back to the time of nero and thrill of a chariot race. now you're part of the race. your heart is pounding as you speed over the ground with your fellow romans. (josepth mankiewicz) what they forget is: th