The Wizard of Oz (1939) movie poster

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!"
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๐Ÿ‘ 85%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 95% (RT: 98%, MC: 92) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
1h 42m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.6/10 (6,035 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
92
Cast
Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale
Ray Bolger as "Hunk" / Scarecrow
Jack Haley as "Hickory" / Tin Man
Bert Lahr as "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion
Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz
Margaret Hamilton as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West
Billie Burke as Glinda
Charley Grapewin as Uncle Henry
Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it based on 6,035 votes. Critics agree, scoring it 95%.
Overview
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • The incredible score for The Wizard of Oz was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
  • During the filming of The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
  • Victor Fleming originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
Audience Consensus

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film directed by Victor Fleming, one of the most iconic and influential films in cinema history. Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale, a Kansas farm girl who is swept away by a tornado to the magical Land of Oz, where she follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to send her home. Along the way, she befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion โ€” each seeking something they believe they lack โ€” while being pursued by the Wicked Witch of the West, played by Margaret Hamilton.

The Wizard of Oz pioneered the use of Technicolor in a way that remains one of cinema's most famous visual moments โ€” the shift from the sepia-toned Kansas sequences to the vibrant, saturated color of Oz as Dorothy opens the door of her crashed house was a genuine shock to 1939 audiences who had never seen color used so dramatically. Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's songs, particularly "Over the Rainbow," became some of the most beloved in American music.

The film was a modest box office success upon initial release but became a cultural institution through annual television broadcasts beginning in 1956, making it the most-watched film in history. The Wizard of Oz has been preserved in the National Film Registry and is consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made.

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