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- 1939
- Victor Fleming
- 98 mins
- U
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.
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.
Calum Baker
There are Hollywood classics, and then there's this. In adapting L Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel, producer Mervyn LeRoy crafted an innovative, eye-popping Technicolor musical that set a new standard for film fantasy. Judy Garland is all innocent charm as Dorothy, who just wants to get back home after a tornado carries her (and her dog, Toto) out of sepia-toned Kansas and into the colourful land of Oz. Garland's wide-eyed performance keeps things grounded, even as Dorothy's skip down the Yellow Brick Road grows ever stranger. From Munchkinland to the Emerald City, Cedric Gibbons's art direction provides a perfect playground for the cast, and a backdrop for the film's remarkable succession of iconic images. Ruby slippers, flying monkeys and Margaret Hamilton's cackling Wicked Witch of the West are among the highlights of a magical, creepy adventure that remains hugely influential - and popular - to this day.
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rolenameDorothy GaleJudy GarlandScarecrow / "Hunk"Ray BolgerCowardly Lion / "Zeke"Bert LahrTin Man / "Hickory"Jack HaleyGlindaBillie BurkeWicked Witch of the West / Miss Almira Gulch Margaret HamiltonProf Marvel / Wizard of Oz / Doorkeeper of the Emerald City / Coachman / Wizard's doorkeeperFrank MorganUncle HenryCharley GrapewinAuntie EmClara BlandickNikkoPat Walshe
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rolenameDirectorVictor FlemingDirectorKing VidorDirectorGeorge Cukor
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Theatrical distributor
Warner Bros
Released on
2014-09-12
Languages
English
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Black and white
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