Classic musical adaptation of the L. Frank Baum novel starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. A tornado whisks Dorothy (Garland) and her house from Kansas to Munchkin City, squashing the Wicked Witch of the East upon landing. The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) vows revenge, while Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to see the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan), hoping he can tell her how to get home. On the way she makes friends with a scarecrow (Bolger), a tin man (Haley) and a cowardly lion (Lahr) - all of whom have specific reasons for wanting to meet the magical Wizard. With the Wicked Witch out to get her, will Dorothy ever get home again?
S**Y
My husbands favourite film as a child
Excellent
I**
My favourite film
I have wizard of oz tattooes so I'm a little bias. Best film ever. Beats wicked hands down. Worth watching though as makes some sense when you link the films up if you're unsure on characters and story lines. Judy will always beat Arianna though.
S**D
Awesome movie
Excellence is the only word I can describe
M**N
I don't think we're in Standerd defintion anymore Toto
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) produced. Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind. It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, while others made uncredited contributions. The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Edgar "Yip" Harburg.The Wizard of Oz is celebrated for using Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score, and memorable characters. It was a critical success and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original Score for Stothart; an Academy Juvenile Award was presented to Judy Garland. Winning Best Original Song. It was on a preliminary list of submissions from the studios for an Academy Award for Cinematography (Colour) but was not nominated. While the film was sufficiently popular at the box office, it failed to make a profit until its 1949 re-release, earning only $3 million on a $2.7 million budget, making it MGM's most expensive production at the time.A all-time classic now in 4k with the yellow brick road being as vibrant as the first time
S**H
Classic
The family went to watch Wicked so we warmed up into the world of Oz with this!
A**R
Great quality in UHD
Perfect quality for such an old film :)
B**Y
Memory lane
Loved this movie
S**Y
LOVE THIS FILM
LOVE THIS FILM ... But NOT the Blu Ray ... I know this film is old ... But when you digitally Remaster something it supposed to make it better? Seen better On Channel 5 in Standard def Loads of grain & noise One of the worse i've seen ... & this was the Blu Ray ... played on a 65" Curved 4k samsung Tv Using a 4k Upscaling panasonic Blu Ray player
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