19391h 42mDir. Victor Fleming

The Wizard of Oz

Name: The Wizard of Oz
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Released: 1939-08-21
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan

“We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!”

AdventureFantasyFamily

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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.

Starring:Judy Garland,Ray Bolger,Jack Haley,Bert Lahr,Frank Morgan

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Judy Garland

Dorothy

Ray Bolger

Scarecrow / Hunk

Jack Haley

Tin Man / Hickory

Bert Lahr

Cowardly Lion / Zeke

Frank Morgan

Oz / Professor Marvel

Margaret Hamilton

The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch

Billie Burke

Glinda

Clara Blandick

Auntie Em

Charley Grapewin

Uncle Henry

Pat Walshe

Nikko

Terry

Toto

Adriana Caselotti

Juliet (voice) (uncredited)

Key Production Crew

Director

Victor Fleming

Screenplay & Writers

Florence Ryerson, Noel Langley, Edgar Allan Woolf, Noel Langley

Cinematography

Harold Rosson

Original Score

Harold Arlen

Producers

Mervyn LeRoy, Victor Fleming

Film Details

Budget$2,777,000

Box Office Revenue$33,754,967

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Keywords & Themes

#witch#adolescence#dreams#based on novel or book#secret identity#lion#tornado#twister#scarecrow#villain

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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Judy Garland's portrayal of Dorothy, Dorothy's oddball Oz friends, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and the rest of this fine production of "The Wizard of Oz" have lost little of their magic over the years. While it has bec...

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