The Wizard Of Oz
Family, Fantasy, Musical
MGM / UA  (1939) 101 mins G

8.3 (82,880 votes) Top 250: #121
The Greatest Picture in the History of Entertainment

Take your family on a fun-filled journey down the yellow brick road where lions sing, tin men talk, scarecrows dance -- and children of every age are reminded that in all the world, there's no place like home. Whisked away by a swirling tornado, 12-year-old Dorothy (Judy Garland), her dog Toto -- and even her Kansas farmhouse! -- sail over the rainbow and into the dazzling land of Oz. Filled with playful munchkins, enchanted forests and endless surprises, this dream-come-true world is one great adventure after another. But the most wondrous adventure of all begins when Dorothy and her new-found friends go in search of the kingdom's mysterious wizard... and the secret that will lead her home....

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Cast and Crew
Judy Garland  ......  Dorothy Gale
Jack Haley  ......  Hickory / The Tin Man
Bert Lahr  ......  Zeke / The Cowardly Lion
Billie Burke  ......  Glinda
Frank Morgan  ......  Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz
Ray Bolger  ......  Hunk / The Scarecrow
Director  .....  Victor Fleming; Mervyn LeRoy
Producer  .....  Mervyn LeRoy; Arthur Freed
Writer  .....  Noel Langley; Florence Ryerson
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the Wicked Witch of the West disappears from Munchkinland in a cloud of smoke and fire, the smoke appears before she reaches her mark. (more)

Trivia:
The original concept for the Wicked Witch of the West was to have her resemble a strikingly beautiful woman much in the same way the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was conceived. Producer Mervyn LeRoy originally cast MGM beauty Gale Sondergaard in the role as a sleek, sexy Wicked Witch of the West. However, the presence of a sexy Wicked Witch left a large plot hole within the script, for it played against the idea that bad witches were ugly. Convinced that the point was important, LeRoy retested Sondergaard as an ugly witch. Looking hideous in the make-up, she immediately declined the role and was replaced with Margaret Hamilton. (more)

Filming Locations:
Culver City, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Dorothy: She isn't coming yet, Toto. Did she hurt you? She tried to, didn't she? Come on. We'll go tell Uncle Henry and Auntie Em.
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations (more)