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The Wizard of Oz

  • 19391939
  • GG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
393K
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POPULARITY
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Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Fantasy
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return he... Read allYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.Young Dorothy Gale and her dog are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
393K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
445
22
  • Directors
    • Victor Fleming
    • George Cukor(uncredited)
    • Mervyn LeRoy(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Noel Langley(screenplay)
    • Florence Ryerson(screenplay)
    • Edgar Allan Woolf(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judy Garland
    • Frank Morgan
    • Ray Bolger
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Victor Fleming
    • George Cukor(uncredited)
    • Mervyn LeRoy(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Noel Langley(screenplay)
    • Florence Ryerson(screenplay)
    • Edgar Allan Woolf(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judy Garland
    • Frank Morgan
    • Ray Bolger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 793User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 92Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #222
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 13 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos15

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    Our Favorite On-Screen Witches
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    'The Wizard of Oz' | Anniversary Mashup
    Nothing But A Coward
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    Munchkinland
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    Meeting the Wizard
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    Meeting the Wizard
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    No Place Like Home

    Photos276

    Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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    Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Judy Garland, Harry Earles, Jackie Gerlich, and Jerry Maren in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Margaret Hamilton and Pat Walshe in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Margaret Hamilton and Pat Walshe in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Terry in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Clara Blandick, Charley Grapewin, and Terry in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Jack Haley in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    Top cast

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    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Dorothy Galeas Dorothy Gale
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Professor Marvelas Professor Marvel…
    Ray Bolger
    Ray Bolger
    • 'Hunk'as 'Hunk'…
    Bert Lahr
    Bert Lahr
    • 'Zeke'as 'Zeke'…
    Jack Haley
    Jack Haley
    • 'Hickory'as 'Hickory'…
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Glindaas Glinda
    Margaret Hamilton
    Margaret Hamilton
    • Miss Gulchas Miss Gulch…
    Charley Grapewin
    Charley Grapewin
    • Uncle Henryas Uncle Henry
    Pat Walshe
    • Nikkoas Nikko
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Auntie Emas Auntie Em
    Terry
    Terry
    • Totoas Toto
    • (as Toto)
    The Singer Midgets
    The Singer Midgets
    • The Munchkinsas The Munchkins
    • (as The Munchkins)
    Franz Balluck
    • Munchkinas Munchkin
    • (uncredited)
    Josefine Balluck
    • Munchkinas Munchkin
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Barrett
    Dorothy Barrett
    • Emerald City Manicuristas Emerald City Manicurist
    • (uncredited)
    Amelia Batchelor
    • Ozmiteas Ozmite
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Becker
    • Munchkin Mayoras Munchkin Mayor
    • (uncredited)
    Freda Betsky
    • Munchkinas Munchkin
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Victor Fleming
      • George Cukor(uncredited)
      • Mervyn LeRoy(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley(screenplay) (adaptation)
      • Florence Ryerson(screenplay)
      • Edgar Allan Woolf(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many of The Wicked Witch of the West's scenes were either trimmed or deleted entirely, as Margaret Hamilton's performance was thought to be too frightening for audiences.
    • Goofs
      Dorothy smiles and tries not to laugh after she smacks the lion and he asks "Is my nose bleeding?"
    • Quotes

      Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?

      The Scarecrow: I don't know! But some people without brains do an *awful* lot of talking, don't they?

      Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

    • Crazy credits
      Toto is listed in the end credits as being played by Toto, when he was actually played by a dog named Terry.
    • Alternate versions
      From 1968 to 1984, on NBC-TV and CBS-TV airings of the film, the film was edited to sell more commercial time. As the amount of commercial time on network television gradually increased, more scenes were cut. According to film historian John Fricke, these cuts started with solely a long tracking shot of Munchkin Land after Dorothy arrives there. The rest of the film remained intact. Also according to Fricke, more wholesale cutting of the film took place when CBS regained the TV rights in 1975. By the 1980s, the other excised shots included: the film's dedication in the opening credits, continuity shots of Dorothy and Toto running from the farm, establishing shots of the cyclone, the aforementioned tracking sequence in Munchkin Land, the establishing shot of the poppy field, and tiny bits and pieces of the trip to the Wicked Witch's castle. CBS, which had shown the uncut version of the film in 1956, and again from the films first telecast until 1968, finally started to show it uncut again beginning in 1985, by time-compressing it. Network airings in the 1990s were uncut and not time-compressed; the film aired in a 2-hour, 10-minute time period.
    • Connections
      Edited into Chain Lightning (1950)
    • Soundtracks
      Over the Rainbow
      (uncredited)

      Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Sung by Judy Garland

    User reviews793

    Review
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    People talk about The Wizard of Oz as a backdrop to their lives; and how true that is. I just saw it again, DVD, for the first time in--gosh!--20 years. There was a little art house in Lansing Michigan USA that ran it back then, on the popular premise that there's nothing like TWoO on "the big screen." That's the last time I'd seen it, 'til today.

    I guess the part that "gets" me about the movie is how the writers made it pretty plain that the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion really already had what they thought they were missing; that their respective problems were in misapprehending their own complete natures. That's a powerful statement for many of us. I found myself most touched in scenes where the Scarecrow was showing wisdom, the Tin Man feeling deeply ("...when I think of Dorothy in that awful place..."), and the Lion...well, maybe accomplishing this effect was harder in his case...what *is* true courage?

    Anyway, if you're reading this here, you must be a movie weenie, and you've no doubt already seen the movie, so I'm not going to recite the usual "go see this movie" mantra.

    I was just very touching to see this movie again, at this phase in my life.

    I will mention a few more things about how I now see this movie as a "growed up" (I'm almost 50): It's interesting how you can see the production values of the time; the lot sets and special effects and so forth. This movie is a powerful example of how a good story overcomes limited means in other areas.

    People who look back with disdain on the low-tech chintz of old movies can see in TWoO the magic ingredient; narrative solidity. And I'm not a pollyanna about this: I'm sure the underlying reality behind its making is rife with horror stories of expert disagreement, rewrites, discarding, jerryrigging, and the rest of it. But in the end, something like narrative love won out; and that's the important thing.

    Oh: And having Harold Arlen write the music was good luck indeed. And orchestrations which cleverly appropriated very tasty new ideas in composition (polymodalism, non-standard phrasings, etc.) didn't hurt, either!

    Geez, this movie is such a little universe....I'd better stop here.
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    • rzajac
    • Nov 12, 2004

    FAQ12

    • In the credits, Judy Garland had two "Dance" stand-ins. What are they and in what scenes were they used for? Why would she need them? She was a decent dancer. I have seen her dance in many movies!
    • What is 'The Wizard of Oz' about?
    • Is 'The Wizard of Oz' based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 25, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Čarovnik iz Oza
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 28, Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,777,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,668,669
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,354,311
      • Nov 8, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,637,669
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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