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Overview

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Director:
Victor Fleming
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Writers:
Noel Langley (screenplay) and
Florence Ryerson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 August 1939 (USA) more
Tagline:
"The Wizard" Musical Returns By Unprecedented Demand! [UK re-release] more
Plot:
Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Great film for ... everybody:))) more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone) | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS (re-release) | Dolby Digital (re-release) | Mono (Western Electric Sound System) | SDDS (re-release)
Certification:
Singapore:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Brazil:Livre | USA:Approved (certificate #5364) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | USA:Passed | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/4 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

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Trivia:
The House of Winston made a pair of real ruby slippers to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary in 1989. These are valued at $3 million. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of the Coroner's hand holding the Certificate of Death. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dorothy: She isn't coming yet, Toto. Did she hurt you? She tried to, didn't she? Come on. We'll go tell Uncle Henry and Auntie Em.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Haunted Mansion (2003) more
Soundtrack:
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FAQ

In the Tin Man sequence, can we see a stagehand on the set; or an actor hanging himself; or someone falling out of a tree?
How was the shift from black and white to color accomplished?
Where does the red brick road lead?
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51 out of 64 people found the following comment useful:-
Great film for ... everybody:))), 1 August 2005
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Author: Slav Petkov (slavi_sofia) from Plovdiv/Sofia, Bulgaria

When I was a very little boy, I saw that movie on The Bulgarian National Television and I really fell in love with it:)). It was a kind of magic that took my heart to eternity and from there it saw all the world in a very amusing way:)). I will probably never forget the first time I saw that movie...I really hope that everybody will continue watching it and it won't be among the forgotten movies... If you're very very young and you haven't seen it yet, then see it, you will feel the greatest force of the white magic:)))).

Judy Garland is THE PERFECT DOROTHY!!!:)))

See it, OK??:)))))

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