Summary
The story of Dorothy, the Lion, the Tinman, the Scarecrow, and the Wicked Witch of the West, with state-of-the-art ultra-resolution picture quality and 13+ hours of bonus features, including a documentary on creator L. Frank Baum and 1925 silent version.
Contents
Special features: Disc 1: Ultra-resolution restored 1939 movie; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook; "Prettier than ever: The restoration of Oz"; We haven't really met properly...: character bios; music-only track; theatrical trailers; Disc 2: "The Wonderful World of Oz: The making of a movie classic" (1990 TV special); memories of Oz (2001 TCM documentary); "The art of imagination: A tribute to Oz"; "Because of the wonderful things it does: The legacy of Oz"; Harold Arlen's home movies; outtakes and deleted scenes; special effects sequences; from the vault: "Another romance of celluloid: electrical power" (1938 MGM short), cavalcade of Academy Awards (1939 newsreel), Texas contest winners 1939 trailer; audio vault (selection only); "Leo is on the air" radio promo; Good News of 1939 radio show; 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater broadcast; stills galleries; Disc 3: Saluting L. Frank Baum: the man behind the curtain documentary; Earlier visualizations of Oz on screen: The Wizard of Oz (1910), The Magic clock of Oz (1914), His majesty, the scarecrow of Oz (1914), The Wizard of oz (1925): restored silent version beaturing Oliver Handy and a new score by Robert Israel, The Wizard of Oz (1933 cartoon).Additional Information
| Subjects |
Gale, Dorothy
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Wizard, -- of Oz (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Good and evil -- Drama. Musical films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video [distributor],2005 |
| Edition | Three-disc collector's ed., full screen ed. |
| Other Titles | Wizard of Oz. |
| Contributors |
Fleming, Victor,
1889-1949. Garland, Judy. Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949. Bolger, Ray. Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967. Haley, Jack, 1897-1979. Burke, Billie, 1885-1970. Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985. Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; original music, Harold Arlen ; editor, Blanche Sewell ; costume designer, Adrian. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English with dubbed French dialogue and French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the novel: The wonderful Wizard of Oz / by L. Frank Baum. Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. Special features: Disc 1. Ultra-resolution restored 1939 movie ; The wonderful Wizard of Oz storybook ; Prettier than ever : the restoration of Oz ; We haven't really met properly... : character bios ; music-only track ; theatrical trailers -- Disc 2. The wonderful World of Oz : the making of a movie classic (1990 TV special) ; memories of Oz (2001 TCM documentary) ; The art of imagination : a tribute to Oz ; Because of the wonderful things it does : the legacy of Oz ; Harold Arlen's home movies ; outtakes and deleted scenes ; special effects sequences ; from the vault : another romance of celluloid : electrical power (1938 MGM short), cavalcade of Academy Awards (1939 newsreel), Texas contest winners 1939 trailer ; audio vault (selection only) ; Leo is on the air radio promo ; Good News of 1939 radio show ; 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater broadcast ; stills galleries -- Disc 3. L. Frank Baum : the man behind the curtain ; The Wizard of Oz (1910 short) ; The magic cloak of Oz (1914 short) ; His majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914 feature) ; The Wizard of Oz (1925 feature) ; The Wizard of Oz (1933 animated short). Collector's treasury: 1939 promotional portfolio. The Wizard of Oz comes to life : Grauman's Chinese Theatre souvenir premiere program, August 15, 1939 ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio News : IntraCorporate newspaper, volume VI, number 22, specifically celebrating the release of The Wizard of Oz, Monday, August 14, 1939 ; Photoplay studies : rare secondary education Scholastic guide, volume V, number 12, in honor of The Wizard of Oz, series of [August] 1939 ; Campaign book : a page showing 1939 studio-designed posters available to exhibitors ; Facsimiles of premiere invitation and ticket : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio Invitation and a newly designed commemorative theatre ticket to the premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, August 15, 1939 -- 1939 Kodachrome portfolio. Reproductions of original 1939 Kodachrome publicity art : ten portraits and on-set photographs. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono, dual-layer. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color and black and white (sepia tone) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1419818597 |
| Other | Classic View |