The Wizard of Oz

Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, King Vidor
Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley Sr., Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, Charles Becker, Meinhardt Raabe, Frank Morgan, Frank Morgan, Frank Morgan, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley Sr.
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: August 25, 1939
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Tagline: We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!

Synopsis: One of the most famous musical films and the first film from Hollywood to use color. Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

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The Playlist News

Will You Go To See 'The Wizard Of Oz' In 3D? IMAX 3D Release & 4-Disc Blu-ray Set Planned For Fall

In his recent “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” Sam Raimi performed a tip of the hat to 1939's “The Wizard of Oz” by shooting its prologue in 4:3 black and-white with a shift to widescreen visual splendor afterwards. The director then unleashed an uneven vision of CGI creatures, 3D landscapes, and James...
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Warner Bros. Converting Classic 'The Wizard Of Oz' To 3D For Yet Another Home Video Release

If there is one thing that the Warner Bros. home video division is great at, it's constantly releasing the same movies over and over and over again (note to Warner Archive -- you are the exception, you guys rule). It seems every few years, "Casablanca" gets put through another annivers...
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Caryn James Reviews

Risk-Taking James Franco In Risk-Free 'Oz the Great and Powerful'

Flying moneys, good. Flying baboons, bad. That's one difference between the classic, 1939 'Wizard of Oz' and 'Oz the Great and Powerful,' Disney's pricey new extravaganza with James Franco as the pre-wizard carnival con man. More important: don’t go on comparing them. The new 'Oz' is loaded ...
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