The Wizard of Oz
(DVD) 

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

Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.

Special features: Disc 1. 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 -- Disc 2. 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 -- Disc 3. L. Frank Baum : the man behind the curtain ; The Wizard of Oz (1910 short) ; The magic cloak of Oz (1914 short) ; His majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914 feature) ; The Wizard of Oz (1925 feature) ; The Wizard of Oz (1933 animated short).

Collector's treasury: 1939 promotional portfolio. The Wizard of Oz comes to life : Grauman's Chinese Theatre souvenir premiere program, August 15, 1939 ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio News : IntraCorporate newspaper, volume VI, number 22, specifically celebrating the release of The Wizard of Oz, Monday, August 14, 1939 ; Photoplay studies : rare secondary education Scholastic guide, volume V, number 12, in honor of The Wizard of Oz, series of [August] 1939 ; Campaign book : a page showing 1939 studio-designed posters available to exhibitors ; Facsimiles of premiere invitation and ticket : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio Invitation and a newly designed commemorative theatre ticket to the premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, August 15, 1939 -- 1939 Kodachrome portfolio. Reproductions of original 1939 Kodachrome publicity art : ten portraits and on-set photographs.

Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; original music, Harold Arlen ; editor, Blanche Sewell ; costume designer, Adrian.

Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins.

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.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono, dual-layer.

In English with dubbed French dialogue and French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

National Film Registry, 1989.