The wizard of Oz
The beloved classic in an all-new 75th anniversary 2-disc DVD collection! One of the best-loved movies of all time, The Wizard of Oz (1939) stars Judy Garland as Dorothy, a young Kansas farm girl who is whisked away by a twister to the land of Oz. Accompanied by a brainless Scarecrow, a heartless Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, follow the Yellow Brick Road seeking the Wizard of Oz, in order that he may grant her wish to return home. - Container.Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home.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.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Children's films. Musical films. Action and adventure films. Film adaptations. Drama. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sound, color, sepia tone ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Standard version, 75th anniversary [edition].
- Publisher [Atlanta, Georgia?] : Turner Entertainment Co., [2013]
- Distributor Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2013]
- Copyright ©2013
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General Note: | Special features: includes 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; The wonderful wizard of Oz storybook; Prettier than ever: the restoration of Oz; We haven't really met properly; Music and effects track; Original mono track; sing-along; Harold Arlen's Home Movies; Outtakes and deleted scenes; Stills galleries; Trailers. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939. "75th anniversary." 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, etc. GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | [Disc 1]. Feature film & special features -- [disc 2]. Special features. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Film editor, Blanche Sewell ; photography, Harold Rosson ; special effects, Arnold Gillespie ; musical adaptation, Herbert Stothart ; lyrics, E.Y. Harburg ; music, Harold Arlen ; costumes, Adrian. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins, Pat Walshe, Clara Blandick. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: G; general audiences: all ages. CHV Rating: G. |
System Details Note: | 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). |
Language Note: | In English or dubbed French; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
Awards Note: | Academy Award winner, 1939: Best Music, Original Score (Herbert Stothart) ; Best Music, Original Song "Over the rainbow" (music by Harold Arlen ; lyrics by E.Y. Harbung) |