The Wizard of Oz [75th Anniversary]

Director: Victor Fleming Victor Fleming

Overview

Memorable songs, lush cinematography, and sparkling performances distinguish this beloved musical fantasy. A tornado transports Dorothy and her dog from Kansas to Munchkinland. They set out to get help from the Wizard of Oz and are joined along the way by the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/2014
UPC:	0883929405350
Original Release:	1939
Rating:	G
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	183

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Judy Garland	Dorothy Gale
Ray Bolger	Hunk Andrews
Bert Lahr	Zeke
Margaret Hamilton	Wicked Witch/Miss Gulch
Frank Morgan	Profesor Marvel
Billie Burke	Glinda the Good Witch
Charley Grapewin	Almira Gulch,Uncle Henry
Clara Blandick	Aunt Em
Pat Walshe	Actor
Lee Murray	Actor
George Ministeri	Actor
Harry Monty	Actor
Jerry Maren	Actor
Yvonne Moray	Actor
Terry	Toto
Franz Balluck	un Munchkin,une Munchkin
Charles Becker	un Munchkin
Freda Betsky	une Munchkin
Betty Ann Bruno	une Munchkin
Christine Buresh	une Munchkin,un Munchkin,une Munchkin
Betty Ann Cain	une Munchkin
Nona Cooper	une Munchkin
Tommy Cottonaro	le Munchkin barbu
Lewis Croft	le soldat Munchkin
Dorothy Barrett	Actor
Amelia Batchelor	Ozmite
Buster Brodie	Actor
Tyler Brooke	Ozmite
Mickey Carroll	Munchkin Fiddler
Harry Cogg	Winged Monkey
Billy Bletcher	Mayor/Lollipop Guild Member,Mayor/Lollypop Guild
Lorraine Bridges	Ozmite/Lullaby League Member
Candy Candido	Angry Apple Tree
Pinto Colvig	Munchkins,Munchkin
Jimmy the Crow	Crow in Cornfield
Billy Curtis	Munchkin Father
Paul Dale	Lollipop Guild Member
Ken Darby	Munchkinland Mayor
Sid Dawson	Winged Monkey
Jon Dodson	Lollipop Guild Member
Gracie Doll	Munchkin Villager
Ruth Duccini	Munchkin Villager
Daisy Earles	Munchkin Villager,Lollipop Guild Member
Fern Formica	Munchkin Villager / Sleepyhead
Jack Haley Jr.	The Tin Woodsman
Harlan Briggs	Uncle Henry's Double
Adriana Caselotti	Juliet
Major Doyle	Munchkin (uncredited)
Buddy Ebsen	Tin Woodman on "We're Off to See the Wizard"
Charles Irwin	Ozmite
Lois January	Cat Owner
Mitchell Lewis	Head Winkie
Walter Miller	Bespectacled Munchkin
Frank Packard	Munchkin (uncredited)
Lillian Porter	Munchkin (uncredited)
Jimmy Rosen	Munchkin (uncredited)
Oliver Smith	Ozmite
Carol Tevis	Munchkin
Bobby Watson	Ozmite
"Little Billy" Rhodes	Barrister
Gus Wayne	Munchkin
Abe Dinovitch	Munchkin
Clarence Swensen	Munchkin
The Munchkins	Actor
Meinhardt Raabe	Munchkin Coroner
Karl Slover	Munchkin
Harold Arlen	Composer
Herbert Stothart	Composer
George Bassman	Composer
George Stoll	Composer,Composer
Robert W. Stringer	Composer

Technical Credits

Florence Ryerson

Noel Langley

Edgar Allan Woolf

L. Frank Baum

Irving Brecher

Herbert Fields

E.Y. Harburg

Samuel Hoffenstein

John Lee Mahin

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Jack Mintz

Ogden Nash

Robert Pirosh

George Seaton

Sid Silvers

Victor Fleming	Director
Florence Ryerson	Screenwriter
Noel Langley	Screenwriter
Edgar Allan Woolf	Screenwriter
Mervyn LeRoy	Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie	Special Effects
L. Frank Baum	Screenwriter
Irving Brecher	Screenwriter
Herbert Fields	Screenwriter
E.Y. Harburg	Screenwriter
Samuel Hoffenstein	Screenwriter
John Lee Mahin	Screenwriter
Herman J. Mankiewicz	Screenwriter
Jack Mintz	Screenwriter
Ogden Nash	Screenwriter
Robert Pirosh	Screenwriter
George Seaton	Screenwriter
Sid Silvers	Screenwriter
Chad Cortvriendt	Special Effects
Douglas Shearer	Sound Effects
Arthur Freed	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The lavish MGM production of L. Frank Baum's children's book may have lost a million dollars on its initial release, but its songcraft, technical artistry, star-making performance from Judy Garland, and unexpected TV success turned it into a perennial classic. With future ace MGM musical producer Arthur Freed lending producer Mervyn LeRoy an uncredited hand in pre-production, Cedric Gibbons' art direction, Adrian's costumes, and Hal Rosson's sparkling cinematography maximized the creative potential of Technicolor film, as Dorothy goes "over the rainbow" from a sepia-toned black-and-white Kansas to a fantastically rendered Oz of ruby slippers, emerald cities, and yellow brick roads. Lent ample support by vaudeville vets Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr, neophyte Garland delivered a touching performance as Dorothy, proving that she had the acting talent to match her superb singing. As with Gone With the Wind, the film went through several directors and Victor Fleming got the credit; King Vidor directed the Kansas sequences, including Garland's solo "Over the Rainbow." Almost cut for the sake of pacing, "Over the Rainbow" became an Oscar winner for Best Song and a Garland standard. Although the 2.7-million-dollar film wilted at the box office, The Wizard of Oz was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture (which it lost to Gone With the Wind), winning for Herbert Stothart's score and Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's song. It was the first feature sold for prime-time TV telecast, and its 1956 TV debut was a ratings hit, finally turning it into the crowd-pleasing blockbuster that MGM had always meant it to be.