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Queen Charlotte Intermediate School office PD 791.43 WIZ Available

Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.

Based on the novel, The wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.

Special features: 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; 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.

Included on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies, "AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies"--AFI website.

Director, Victor Fleming ; producer, Mervin LeRoy ; screenplay, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf ; music, Harold Arlen ; lyrics, E.Y. Harburg ; score, Herbert Stothart.

Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke.

When a nasty neighbor tries to have her dog put to sleep, Dorothy takes her dog, Toto, and starts to run away. A tornado appears and carries her to the magical land of Oz. Wishing to return home, she begins to travel to the city of Oz where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the all-mighty Wizard of Oz will help them, but they have to get to the Emerald City before the Wicked Witch of the West catches up with them.

MPAA rating: G.

English or dubbed French language tracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles..

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards, 1939: winner: Best Musical Scoring (Stothart), Best Song (Arlen/Harburg); nominated: Best Picture, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography; Best Special Effects.