Movie Description Young Dorothy is bored of her gray life on a Kansas farm. When her house is whisked away by a tornado, it lands somewhere over the rainbow in a Technicolor world, and Dorothy knows she's not in Kansas anymore. This beloved, incomparable classic based on L. Frank Baum's turn-of-the-century novel is a musical and visual candy store. Dorothy's journey to find a way back to Kansas has permeated American culture and film for decades and remains one of the best musicals and children's stories ever filmed.
| Credits | | Producer: | Arthur Freed, Mervyn LeRoy | | Cast: | Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Charley Grapewin, Frank Morgan, Mickey Carroll, Pat Walshe |
| Details | | Edition: | Emerald Edition |
Editorial Reviews "...It somehow seems real and important in a way that most movies don't....The special effects are glorious in that old Hollywood way..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (12/22/1996)
"We love it...because of the wonderful things it does! Those songs! Those effects! That cinematography!..." Entertainment Weekly - Entertainment Weekly Staff (01/11/2002)
"...THE WIZARD OF OZ's status as a cultural icon has only strengthened through the years..." Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003)
"[The film] remains as entrancing as ever....So vibrant it's like watching the world being painted for the first time." Total Film - Daniel Webb (02/01/2004)
"[It] proves as precious as Dorothy's ruby slippers....It's a journey every film buff should make." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly - Dalton Ross (10/28/2005)
"There may be no movie more deeply embedded in the subconscious of the baby boom generation than THE WIZARD OF OZ." New York Times - Dave Kehr (11/01/2005)
Ranked #1 in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten DVDs Of The Year -- "[T]he extras are filled with heart, brains, and, yes, even courage." Entertainment Weekly - Dalton Ross (12/30/2005)
Ranked #16 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[A] dazzling digital reproduction of the original Technicolor." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/01/2005)
Awards 1939Academy AwardsBest Original ScoreHerbert Stothart, 1939Academy AwardsBest Original SongE. Y. Harburg, 1939Academy AwardsBest Original SongHarold Arlen
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