Summary
The charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum novel, Dorothy and her dog Toto, are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she encounters some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.Additional Information
Subjects |
Gale, Dorothy
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Juvenile films.
Scarecrow -- (Fictitious character from Baum) -- Juvenile films. Tin Woodman -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films. Cowardly Lion -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films. Wizard, -- of Oz (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films. Good and evil -- Juvenile films. Friendship -- Juvenile films. Oz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile films. Musical films. Fantasy films. Children's films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [Atlanta, Georgia?] :Turner Entertainment Co.,2013 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
Edition | Full screen, 75th anniversary. |
Other Titles | Wizard of Oz. |
Contributors |
Langley, Noel,
1911-1980, screenwriter. Ryerson, Florence. screenwriter. Woolf, Edgar Allan. screenwriter. Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949, film director. LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987, film producer. Garland, Judy, actor. Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949, actor. Bolger, Ray, actor. Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967, actor. Haley, Jack, 1897-1979, actor. Burke, Billie, 1885-1970, actor. Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985, actor. Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956, actor. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986, composer. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. production company. Turner Entertainment Co., publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor. |
Participants/Performers |
Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; editor, Blanche Sewell ; music, Harold Arlen ; costumes, Adrian. |
Audience |
Rating: G; general audiences: all ages. CHV Rating: G. |
Language |
English French Spanish In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939. Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. Special features: All-new feature-length documentary, The making of the wonderful wizard of Oz; commentary by historian John Fricke with the film's cast and crew; Documentaries; Outtakes; Deleted scenes; Home-movies; Sing-along feature; and much more. |
System Details |
DVD; standard version, dual-layer format; presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, Dolby digital 5.1 (English) and Dolby mono. (French). |
Description |
2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sound, color, sepia tone ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |