- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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5 out of 5
One of Hollywood's quintessential productions, this musical adaptation of L Frank Baum's classic fable is probably the most beloved fantasy film of all time and the ultimate family picture. It has something for everyone: wonderfully strange lands, fun-scary moments, a dazzling assortment of fairy-tale characters, fabulous songs to take us all somewhere over the rainbow, a peerless Judy Garland performance, and meaningful messages in abundance. Continuously enthralling, this is one hardy perennial you can never tire of watching. Uncredited King Vidor directed some of the sequences.
Plot Summary
Classic musical fantasy starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. When a huge tornado hits Dorothy's home in Kansas, she is whisked off far away into a strange and dazzling world. There she must escape the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West and find her way to the Emerald City.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Dorothy Gale
- Judy Garland
- Scarecrow / "Hunk"
- Ray Bolger
- Cowardly Lion / "Zeke"
- Bert Lahr
- Tin Man / "Hickory"
- Jack Haley
- Glinda
- Billie Burke
- Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Almira Gulch
- Margaret Hamilton
- Prof Marvel / Wizard of Oz / Doorkeeper of the Emerald City / Coachman / Wizard's doorkeeper
- Frank Morgan
- Uncle Henry
- Charley Grapewin
- Auntie Em
- Clara Blandick
- Nikko
- Pat Walshe
Crew
- Director
- Victor Fleming
- Director
- King Vidor
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