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The Wizard of Oz

  • 1939
  • G
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
411K
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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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Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto 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 retu... Read allYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto 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 Toto 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.

  • Directors
    • Victor Fleming
    • George Cukor
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • Noel Langley
    • Florence Ryerson
    • Edgar Allan Woolf
  • Stars
    • Judy Garland
    • Frank Morgan
    • Ray Bolger
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    411K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    534
    42
    • Directors
      • Victor Fleming
      • George Cukor
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley
      • Florence Ryerson
      • Edgar Allan Woolf
    • Stars
      • Judy Garland
      • Frank Morgan
      • Ray Bolger
    • 809User reviews
    • 159Critic reviews
    • 92Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #225
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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    Judy Garland and Ray Bolger in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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    Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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    Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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    Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Pat Walshe in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Dorothy Gale
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Professor Marvel…
    Ray Bolger
    Ray Bolger
    • 'Hunk'…
    Bert Lahr
    Bert Lahr
    • 'Zeke'…
    Jack Haley
    Jack Haley
    • 'Hickory'…
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Glinda
    Margaret Hamilton
    Margaret Hamilton
    • Miss Gulch…
    Charley Grapewin
    Charley Grapewin
    • Uncle Henry
    Pat Walshe
    • Nikko
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Auntie Em
    Terry
    Terry
    • Toto
    • (as Toto)
    The Singer Midgets
    The Singer Midgets
    • The Munchkins
    • (as The Munchkins)
    Franz Balluck
    • Munchkin
    • (uncredited)
    Josefine Balluck
    • Munchkin
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Barrett
    Dorothy Barrett
    • Emerald City Manicurist
    • (uncredited)
    Amelia Batchelor
    • Ozmite
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Becker
    • Munchkin Mayor
    • (uncredited)
    Freda Betsky
    • Munchkin
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Victor Fleming
      • George Cukor(uncredited)
      • Mervyn LeRoy(transitional sequences) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley
      • Florence Ryerson
      • Edgar Allan Woolf
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Judy Garland found it difficult to be afraid of Margaret Hamilton, because she was such a nice lady off-camera.
    • Goofs
      After the Wizard gives the Scarecrow his diploma, he says, "The sum of the square roots of any 2 sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side." This is a misstatement of the Pythagorean Theorem, which is, in fact, about right triangles and not isosceles ones. However, this statement is not true about any triangle, and so it is completely wrong.
    • 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 female 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 reviews809

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    10/10
    A true cinematic milestone
    Where to begin? MGM's elaborate adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 fantasy classic THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ not only became an institution among itself (and practically defined the concept of modern popular culture), but is reported to be the most viewed film ever made. A sharp screenplay effectively condenses the novel's text into a workable film, and director Victor Fleming (along with countless other behind-the-scenes technicians) craft a visually stimulating fantasy world that surpasses the expectations of even the most imaginative viewers. Brimming with stunning visual effects (the film's fierce tornado is an FX feat that has yet to be surpassed by CGI), witty dialogue, and eye-popping Technicolor, THE WIZARD OF OZ truly lives up to it's reputation as a once-in-a-lifetime film where every element comes together flawlessly.

    The cast could not be improved upon. The quivery-voiced, solemn-faced Judy Garland will always be Dorothy, the little lost farm girl on the road to Oz, clutching her beloved Toto (impressively portrayed himself by the female canine performer Terry, the terrier). It seems inconceivable that MGM had originally wished to cast Shirley Temple in the role, as Temple's doe-eyed, cutesy-voiced shtick would have been a catastrophic ill-fit for the tone of this picture. Conversely, Garland is perhaps the screen's quintessential woman/child; always seemingly just one step away from reaching full emotional maturity. It is her sadness that transfixes viewers to the screen, the exact same quality that made the film's most memorable Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg number "Over the Rainbow" into one of the most exquisite marriages between artist and song ever to be recorded.

    The remainder of the cast is similarly exceptional, many of whom perform perfectly even under the most debilitating make-up and costumes. Frank Morgan is marvelously versatile in no less than five roles, the insanely energetic Bert Lahr mugs brilliantly, the handsome Jack Haley swoons sweetly, Billie Burke lends the film an ornate ethereality, and Ray Bolger's gravity-defying physical presence nearly steals the entire picture on several occasions. Perhaps most notable is former schoolteacher Margaret Hamilton's transformation into the wickedest of wicked witches, which certainly remains among the vilest and most terrifying portrayals of full-throttle evil ever to be seen. No matter how it is analyzed, scrutinized, or satirized, the 1939 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ is a top-notch example of how to turn a great story into a fabulous, milestone of a film.
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    • May 7, 2006

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    FAQ14

    • How many munchkins appeared in the film?
    • 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!
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    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(Witch's castle drawbridge; Wash and Brush Up Company; Witch's entrance hall; Witch's tower room; Yellow Brick Road montage song)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    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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